Words matter. These are the best Trey Gowdy Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
I do not want to stay in Washington.
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.
Benghazi matters because Americans deserve to know the truth from those entrusted to lead and govern.
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.
I’m unelectable in the District of Columbia.
When people in positions of trust mislead us – either recklessly, negligently or intentionally – that impacts the republic.
I’m not searching for ways to tell the District of Columbia what to do.
I cannot and will not raise money on Benghazi. I also advise my colleagues to follow suit.
What did Republicans get for 16 days of a government shutdown with people being hurt? We have absolutely nothing to show for it, other than a damaged brand.
I suspect that with men like General Petraeus, where honor means something – losing your life is secondary to losing your honor.
For 16 years I spoke in trial metaphors, and perhaps I need to get out of that habit.
When you go into public service, you understand you’re trading something. You want to feel good about what you do, but you’re not going to make what people in private sector make.
It always matters whether or not you can trust your government.
If you were summoned for jury duty and you didn’t show up, what would happen? You’d be in jail!
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!
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.
Facts are neither Republican nor Democrat.
The United States attorney in South Carolina was a Barack Obama appointee. Politically, he is to the left of Mao Zedong.
You may be less likely to pick on someone if you don’t know what’s in their briefcase or purse.
If you can turn off certain categories of law, do you not also have the power to turn off all categories of law?
I listen to Gov. Romney have to apologize because he has been successful.
I was on the campaign trail for 18 months. I never got a question about the District of Columbia in South Carolina.
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.
I don’t like bonuses for public services employees who do great jobs, like prosecutors or judges.
I don’t have an issue with whether – from a legal standpoint, with whether or not government can impose the ultimate punishment on people. We do it in capital cases. Police officers shoot fleeing felons.
