Although I am impatient for the hearings to begin and for the truth to come out, I think Gowdy is smart to wait (as it appears that he is) for the fall. People would doubly ignore the testimony if held in the summer.
You probably saw from the full article that he has not only scheduled closed door sessions for this month, but he is also polling the other members of the committee “about working through the August recess.”
I like that. I hope they will be ready to go more public come September.
Somewhere I recall reading (or hearing) Gowdy explain that closed door depositions are longer and more detailed. That’s were the real nitty gritty is done. Then when all that is hashed out, the same people are brought before the panel and asked the questions once again for public airing, knowing full well what the answers will be.