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" 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. "

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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! "

Trey Gowdy

Respect

Reason

Police

" I listen to Gov. Romney have to apologize because he has been successful. "

" When people in positions of trust mislead us - either recklessly, negligently or intentionally - that impacts the republic. "

" I cannot and will not raise money on Benghazi. I also advise my colleagues to follow suit. "

Trey Gowdy

Suit

Money

" I was on the campaign trail for 18 months. I never got a question about the District of Columbia in South Carolina. "

" I do not want to stay in Washington. "

" I'm unelectable in the District of Columbia. "

Trey Gowdy

District

Columbia

" 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. "

" 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. "

Trey Gowdy

Think

President

" Benghazi matters because Americans deserve to know the truth from those entrusted to lead and govern. "

" There's several different forms of executive privilege. The one that is most absolute would be close advisers talking to the president himself. "

" 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. "

" Facts are neither Republican nor Democrat. "

" I thought that was the crown jewel of the reporter's resume - to actually go to jail protecting a source. "

Trey Gowdy

Thought

Crown

" If you were summoned for jury duty and you didn't show up, what would happen? You'd be in jail! "

" Honestly, I have heard a lot in my 16 years as a prosecutor. "

" My daughter took Latin for three years; she still can't speak it. "

" For 16 years I spoke in trial metaphors, and perhaps I need to get out of that habit. "

" I don't like bonuses for public services employees who do great jobs, like prosecutors or judges. "

Trey Gowdy

Great

Employees

" Unless your name is Jack Bauer, you cannot make people talk. "

" The United States attorney in South Carolina was a Barack Obama appointee. Politically, he is to the left of Mao Zedong. "

Trey Gowdy

States

United States

" I suspect that with men like General Petraeus, where honor means something - losing your life is secondary to losing your honor. "

" 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 believe being a good senator requires two things. Number one, acumen. Number two, interest. "

" There's no way we can get to the bottom of Benghazi without David Petraeus. "

" I'm not searching for ways to tell the District of Columbia what to do. "

" 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. "

" You don't get John Gotti to testify against his driver. You get the driver to testify against John Gotti. "

" You may be less likely to pick on someone if you don't know what's in their briefcase or purse. "

" It always matters whether or not you can trust your government. "