The Democrats are very worried about this, or they would have never bothered to show up. We can expect a summer of temper tantrums from the likes of Cummings and his ilk.
Gowdy is far too disciplined and intelligent to get sidetracked by the juvenile antics of such a sycophantic minority.
I think their participation highlights a difference between the way Bill handles a scandal and the way Barack does. Bill likes to get out in front of it and talk his way out of it. Barack prefers to fold his arms and dare anyone to "make me."
Bill is a con artist. Barack is a belligerent man-child