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Woman arrested for pointing gun says Republican Rep. was ‘following’ her

A woman in Spartanburg, South Carolina was arrested on Sunday after she allegedly pointed a gun at Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC). A police report obtained by Politico indicated that Gowdy had been in his church parking lot waiting for his daughter when Gloria Yvonne Brackett approached him with a gun.…

Rep. Gowdy on leaks: Reporters aspire to go to jail, so give em what they want

Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC) said Wednesday that the government should give reporters “what they want” by imprisoning them for refusing to reveal their sources. His comments came during a House Judiciary subcommittee hearing on whether reporters could be prosecuted for leaking sensitive national-security information. “One way to have fewer leaks…

Republican Rep. suggests Pelosi is mentally ill for worrying about voter suppression

A Republican South Carolina Rep. Trey Gowdy on Thursday suggested that House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) was “mind-numbingly stupid” and possibly mentally ill after she claimed that his party was attacking Attorney General Eric Holder because he was fighting attempts to suppress minority voters. Pelosi had told reporters that…