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 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.
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The reason I like the criminal justice system is there aren't Republican or Democrat victims or police officers or prosecutors. It's about respect for the rule of law!
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You don't get John Gotti to testify against his driver. You get the driver to testify against John Gotti.
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I listen to Gov. Romney have to apologize because he has been successful.
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I don't think the president had anything to do with Fast and Furious. I'm not sure Eric Holder did, which leads to a conversation about whether he should have known about it.
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I'm not searching for ways to tell the District of Columbia what to do.
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Even someone as lowly as an assistant U.S. attorney has to undergo a background check, and you're asked a series of very invasive questions, and you're expected to tell the truth and they're under penalty of perjury. And you're asked those questions so you can't be blackmailed or extorted.
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Your memo is trumping a Congressional statute. You don't have the discretion on whether to follow the law or not.