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Police investigate threats against Trey Gowdy
Politico ^ | 5-6-14 | Lauren French

Posted on 05/06/2014 1:51:09 PM PDT by afraidfortherepublic

The U.S. Capitol Police are investigating threatening emails against Rep. Trey Gowdy, the South Carolina Republican recently tapped to lead a special panel probing the Benghazi terrorist attacks.

The investigation comes after POLITICO reporters and journalists at other outlets received two emails on Tuesday warning that Gowdy would be harmed because of his role in investigating the 2012 attacks.

(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government
KEYWORDS: benghazi; gowdy; gowdybsc; hillary; southcarolina; threat

1 posted on 05/06/2014 1:51:09 PM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
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To: afraidfortherepublic

Oh, no! Not Trey!


2 posted on 05/06/2014 1:51:28 PM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
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To: afraidfortherepublic

That certainly didn’t take long.


3 posted on 05/06/2014 1:52:54 PM PDT by dangerdoc
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To: afraidfortherepublic
LOL!
Were the emails from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue?
4 posted on 05/06/2014 1:53:01 PM PDT by El Cid (Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house...)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

The rats really are scared


5 posted on 05/06/2014 1:53:04 PM PDT by Kaslin (He needed the ignorant to reelect him, and he got them. Now we all have to pay the consequenses)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

He was a prosecutor before running for congress, he’s probably used to this.


6 posted on 05/06/2014 1:53:05 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (I will raise $2M for Cruz and/or Palin's next run, what will you do?)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

Gowdy needs to beef up his security. These people will do anything including murder to protect their sorry asses.

Just sayin.


7 posted on 05/06/2014 1:53:18 PM PDT by unixfox (Abolish Slavery, Repeal the 16th Amendment)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

I wonder which media members sent the threats?


8 posted on 05/06/2014 1:53:24 PM PDT by brownsfan (Behold, the power of government cheese.)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

The flack is the heaviest when you are right over the target. Trey must have hit a nerve.


9 posted on 05/06/2014 1:53:53 PM PDT by factoryrat (We are the producers, the creators. Grow it, mine it, build it.)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

That didn’t take long but it was expected.


10 posted on 05/06/2014 1:54:14 PM PDT by cripplecreek (Remember the River Raisin.)
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To: El Cid

The return address was Ft. Marcy Park.


11 posted on 05/06/2014 1:54:31 PM PDT by TigersEye ("No man left behind" is more than an Army Ranger credo it's the character of America.)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

12 posted on 05/06/2014 2:00:38 PM PDT by JPG (Yes We Can morphs into Make It Hurt.)
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To: factoryrat

“If you toss a rock over a fence, it’s the hit dog that hollers.” —Mike Huckabee


13 posted on 05/06/2014 2:04:06 PM PDT by Savage Beast (Hubris and denial overwhelm Western Civilization. Nemesis and tragedy always follow.)
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To: TigersEye
The return address was Ft. Marcy Park.

LOL!
Yup, that, or Waco. We have criminals running the Country.

14 posted on 05/06/2014 2:05:00 PM PDT by El Cid (Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house...)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

Did you read the comments below the article? I really hate Democrats. They actually believe the crap they spew.


15 posted on 05/06/2014 2:16:51 PM PDT by MomofMarine
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To: El Cid

FROM: Lois Lerner . . .


16 posted on 05/06/2014 2:42:21 PM PDT by Pilgrim's Progress (http://www.baptistbiblebelievers.com/BYTOPICS/tabid/335/Default.aspx)
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To: Kaslin

If there was nothing illegal going on, then why the threats?
Some people were up to some serious no good in Benghazi.


17 posted on 05/06/2014 3:13:42 PM PDT by dandiegirl
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