[Lord Casselreagh]

What can Gowdy do? As far as I know he has ABSOLUTELY ZERO power to do anything but expose stuff and talk about it. That’s what he does.

He cannot issue subpoenas on his own, compel testimony, order DOJ or FBI investigations, indict anybody, refer anybody for an indictment, impanel grand juries. None of that.

[TangoLimaSierra]

What can Gowdy do? As far as I know he has ABSOLUTELY ZERO power to do anything but expose stuff and talk about it. That’s what he does.
He cannot issue subpoenas on his own, compel testimony, order DOJ or FBI investigations, indict anybody, refer anybody for an indictment, impanel grand juries. None of that.

It's much more fun to trash one of the only people on the hill who is bringing this stuff to light.

[RitaOK]

You can’t inform those who don’t want to be informed.

Gowdy is a master at articulating thought and reason and loves law. He nails them and the Committee must vote to refer them to the Justice Department.

That’s the extent of Gowdy’s influence, but gang slander of Trey is so much easier than bothering with facts and Gowdy’s limitations.

[riri]

Actually he does the opposite of exposing. He works to avoid any new exposures while running around acting like the next move regarding what has been exposed is gonna finally get the bad guys. And it never happens.

THAT appears to be his role in the deep state.

[NTHockey]

Sounds like the GOP mantra for the last eight years:
2008-2010: We can’t do anything; give us the House and we’ll do something.
2010-2012: We can’t do anything; we only control 1/6th of the government; give us the Senate and we’ll do something.
2012-2016: We can’t do anything; give us the White House and we’ll do something.
2016-2018: we won’t support President Trump’s agenda; so we won’t do anything.
2018-2020= Repeat.