Trey
Gowdy
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Posted on 06/21/2012 4:46:02 AM PDT by upchuck
Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-4), a key member of the United States House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, was among the 23 Republicans who voted to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt. All 17 Democrats on the committee voted against the contempt finding.
The move is tied to Holder's request to Pres. Obama to invoke Executive Privilege with regard to the release of documents related to the investigation of "Operation "Fast and Furious."
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For some, the investigation has come to typify the partisan gridlock that has plagued Congress in recent years and under the leadership of both parties.
Gowdy is not among those who believes the investigation to be partisan and he released the following statement after the Committee found Holder in contempt:
“The President claims he knew nothing about Fast and Furious prior to Agent Brian Terry's murder and no one at the Department of Justice has suggested the President was part of the drafting of a demonstrably false letter dated February 4, 2011, to a committee of congress.”
“So, my question to the President is: What are you asserting privilege over? Did you know about Fast and Furious before Brian Terry's murder? Did you approve the operation? Did you participate in the drafting of a false letter to congress? Unless the answer to all of those questions is yes, there is no matter over which the President can assert privilege. It is merely the latest ploy to delay the investigation.”
(Excerpt) Read more at mauldin.patch.com ...
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Rep. Gowdy from South Carolina was extremely passionate in defending the actions of the Committee and nailing the Democrats’ shameful actions yesterday.
He appears to be a take-no-prisoners type of guy. t was refreshing to see and hear him, rather than the usual mealy mouthed apologetic Congresscritters.
I was glad to hear Congressman Gowdy comments at the hearing it is starting to sound like he may be listening to his district! (He gave a very good answer when someone asked him about Fast&Furious in our home district...wished I had recorded it so I could post online)
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I try not to miss any video with Trey Gowdy in a Congressional hearing. Romney should seriously consider appointing him as Attorney General.
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