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kentuck

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Thu Jun 18, 2015, 11:57 AM Jun 2015

Trey Gowdy did not realize that rules were not made for Darrell Issa... [View all]

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The video was the talk of the politics world on Wednesday, and now we’re hearing from one of those directly involved.

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As it was reported on Wednesday, Issa apparently “stormed off in a huff.” Thursday, Gowdy explained why he did what he did, and maintained the two lawmakers are still friends.

“Oh absolutely,” Gowdy responded when asked by Fox’s Bill Hemmer if everything was OK between him and Issa.

“There’s an obscure rule, if you’re not a member of a committee you can’t attend a deposition,” he explained. “You can attend a hearing, you can attend other meetings but you can’t attend a deposition. And it’s my responsibility to enforce the rules even against friends.”

video at link:

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2015/06/17/trey-gowdy-explains-awkward-video-of-him-escorting-fellow-rep-darrell-issa-out-of-a-deposition/

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