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Rep. Harold "Trey" Gowdy


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Third-Party Descriptions

July 2012: "...members of the government are looking for ways to go after journalists who publish official secrets.... As Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) put it to the committee: 'Put them in front of the grand jury. You either answer the question or you’re going to be held in contempt and go to jail, which is what I thought all reporters aspire to do anyway.'"

http://gigaom.com/2012/07/24/first-they-came-for-wikileaks-then-the-new-york-times/

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RoleNameTypeLast Updated
Member of (past or present) Republican Party (U.S.) / Republican National Committee Organization Jul 26, 2012
Member of (past or present) US House of Representatives Organization Jul 26, 2012

Articles and Resources

Date Fairness.com Resource Read it at:
Jul 24, 2012 First they came for Wikileaks, then the New York Times

QUOTE: There are signs that the U.S. government wants to target mainstream journalists and media outlets for the same kind of investigation that WikiLeaks has been subjected to for publishing classified information, which makes it even more important to defend WikiLeaks’ status as a media entity.

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