Trey Gowdy Quotes


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.


Citations

Gowdy, Trey. "Hearing on FBI's Investigation of Hillary Clinton's Emails." U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, U.S. Government Publishing Office, 7 Jul. 2016.

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it is ironic that the witnesses swear to tell the entire truth but the prosecutors, attorneys, and judges are not so bound. Most in actuality often do not reveal aspects of the truth that might undermine their case or with judges, the personal view of judicial administration. Often judges do not tell defendants in criminal trials all their options about protesting the judges actions in the trial for example.


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Trey Gowdy
Trey Gowdy
  • Born: August 22, 1964
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Politician

Harold Watson "Trey" Gowdy III is an American television news personality, former politician, and former federal prosecutor who served as the U.S. Representative for South Carolina's 4th congressional district from 2011 to 2019. His district included much of the Upstate region of South Carolina, including Greenville and Spartanburg.