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Trey Gowdy

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Trey Gowdy is a former U.S. Representative for South Carolina's 4th congressional district, serving from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, Gowdy gained national prominence as the chairman of the House Select Committee on Benghazi, where he led investigations into the 2012 attack on the U.S. consulate in Libya. His tenure in Congress was marked by a focus on issues such as government oversight and national security. Prior to his congressional career, Gowdy served as a federal prosecutor and was known for his legal expertise and assertive questioning style during hearings.

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Feb 10, 2014

The number one function of government is public safety.

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Feb 10, 2014

I have never spent a moment wondering about his motives.

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Feb 10, 2014

We are a Nation of laws but a people of humanity and compassion.

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Feb 10, 2014

God knows why they don't trust you to enforce immigration laws. They will trust you for everything else.

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Feb 10, 2014

But I have got to stress--at least in my district--what will undercut people's generosity of spirit quicker than anything else is fraud.

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Feb 5, 2014

I wish one of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle would ask the President how in the world he concluded no criminality.

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Feb 5, 2014

How can the President say there's not a smidgen of criminality, when Lois Lerner invoked the Fifth Amendment?

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Feb 3, 2014

I think undermines the hard work that the men and woman of your Department do.

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Jan 28, 2014

One of the most enjoyable parts of our job is speaking to children at schools, and you get some tough and interesting questions. A couple of months ago, a precious child at a school in upstate South Carolina asked me who was the most…

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Dec 11, 2013

I look forward in 2014 to working with you, Mr. Chaffetz, and you, Mr. Chairman, and everybody on both sides of the aisle.

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Dec 11, 2013

Maybe they need ankle bracelets, Mr. Chairman. Maybe we need other monitoring processes to help them.

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Dec 11, 2013

Is there any chance it could be that we have figured out if you just utter this talismanic phrase, you are going to be better off?

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