Trey Gowdy
Trey Gowdy
Harold Watson "Trey" Gowdy IIIis an American attorney, politician and former prosecutor. He currently serves as the U.S. Representative for South Carolina's 4th congressional district. He is a member of the Tea Party movement and the Republican Party. His district includes much of the Upstate region of South Carolina, including Greenville and Spartanburg...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth22 August 1964
CountryUnited States of America
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I cannot and will not raise money on Benghazi. I also advise my colleagues to follow suit.
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Unless your name is Jack Bauer, you cannot make people talk.
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For 16 years I spoke in trial metaphors, and perhaps I need to get out of that habit.
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I suspect that with men like General Petraeus, where honor means something - losing your life is secondary to losing your honor.
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It is actually costlier to hire an immigrant. And yet the farm worker is almost invariably an immigrant. You can't pay an American to pick blueberries.
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I thought that was the crown jewel of the reporter's resume - to actually go to jail protecting a source.
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Benghazi matters because Americans deserve to know the truth from those entrusted to lead and govern.
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I was on the campaign trail for 18 months. I never got a question about the District of Columbia in South Carolina.
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When people in positions of trust mislead us - either recklessly, negligently or intentionally - that impacts the republic.
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You may be less likely to pick on someone if you don't know what's in their briefcase or purse.
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The longer you remain silent, the longer you don't turn over documents, a presumption begins to build that you're withholding something. That's human nature. That may not be a legal presumption, but that's a common sense presumption.
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There's no use to having the majority if you are going to be hamstrung by your perception of political vicissitudes.
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If you were summoned for jury duty and you didn't show up, what would happen? You'd be in jail!
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October of 2011, Occupy protestors descended upon McPherson Square, and they decided to stay. Despite the clear language of the law, these protestors camped at McPherson Square with the definition of camping being sleeping or preparing to sleep.