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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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Dec 11, 2013

I hope--I would love to see a program that Luis Gutierrez and Jason Chaffetz and Zoe Lofgren and Louis Gohmert all agree is being done so well...

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Dec 11, 2013

We ought to be able to agree that we don't want people gaming the system, and we don't want fraud.

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Dec 11, 2013

I am debating the logic of returning to a country that you are so fearful of that you want to permanently stay in another country.

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Dec 11, 2013

let us make sure that if somebody really fears death that America is still a safe beacon for them to be here.

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Dec 11, 2013

It undercuts the credibility of people who have legitimate claims when you demagogue it and you politicize it.

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Dec 11, 2013

How can you be credibly fearful of returning to a country that you just voluntarily returned to?

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Dec 2, 2013

the President can suspend election laws? No.

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Dec 2, 2013

the President cannot refuse to apply or enforce a law for policy reasons.

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Dec 2, 2013

the executive branch has prosecutorial discretion to decline.

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Dec 2, 2013

the President can pardon just about anyone, not that he should.

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Dec 2, 2013

If the President can fail to enforce immigration laws, can the President likewise fail to enforce election laws?

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Dec 2, 2013

Well, he is not applying the ACA, and he is not applying immigration laws, and he is not applying marijuana laws, and he is not applying mandatory minimums. What is the difference with election laws?

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