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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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Apr 15, 2012

I hate that you robbed yourself of the satisfaction of knowing what it feels like to do it yourself instead of spending someone else's money to do it.

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Mar 26, 2012

I thank the gentleman from New York, and I thank my colleague and friend from South Carolina, Mr. Duncan, my colleague and friend from Georgia, Mr. Scott, my colleague and friend from the great State of Florida, Colonel West, all of whom…

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Mar 5, 2012

You have to convince me that it is important and helpful enough to send a person to jail who wants to exercise their right not to answer it.

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Feb 28, 2012

In these difficult economic times, when the federal government must drastically reduce its spending, we simply cannot continue to spend money without verifying that funds are being used as effectively and efficiently as possible, and only…

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Feb 27, 2012

It strikes me that there are three overarching questions: Number one, can government force citizens to accept certain religious beliefs; number two, can government prevent citizens from holding certain religious beliefs; and thirdly, Mr…

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Feb 6, 2012

I started by talking about respect for the rule of law. And it really shouldn't matter, with the vagaries or vicissitudes of political cycles, what definitions mean.

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Feb 1, 2012

It is provable beyond a reasonable doubt in my judgment that main Justice had actual or constructive knowledge of gun walking, both in Fast and Furious and beforehand, and I am going to prove it to you.

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Feb 1, 2012

How can you deny that people in main Justice knew gun walking was going on before that February 4th letter was sent to a Member of Congress?

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Jan 31, 2012

What is the practical impact of having a year and a half worth of litigation that has been undone?

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Jan 23, 2012

My advice is either enforce the rule or regulation as written or change it but selecting it in some States and not others will undermine respect for rule of the law.

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Jan 23, 2012

there are not protestors that are Republican or Democrat in their judgment; there are not laws that are Republican or Democrat; there are not crime victims that are Republican or Democrat. It is just the law.

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Jan 23, 2012

I thank the gentlelady from the District of Columbia and the gentleman from Missouri.

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