Gowdy knows full well that Trump would never act on the advice of anyone other than his own lawyers. He also knows full well this is bad advice.
So why is he saying it, and why so publicly? Obviously, this so-called advice for Trump is not really meant for Trump’s ears, or he would have found a way to offer it privately.
There must be some reason Gowdy wants to be on record saying this.
If I had to guess at a motive, I’d rule out the theory that he’s anti-Trump and he’s trying to coax him into a trap - as I already said, there’s no way Gowdy thinks this advice would influence Trump. If he really wanted that outcome, he’d be talking to Trump’s lawyers off the record and his message would be a lot more subtle.
I’d also rule out the theory that somebody has something on him and has turned him against Trump - for the same reason. He knows Trump would never take his advice - he’d just be wasting his breath.
That leaves two theories I can’t rule out:
First, that he thinks Trump is going down and wants to publicly distance himself from the political fallout by going on record as supporting Mueller, that way he can say “See, I told you so”.
Second, that he thinks Trump is about to be cleared by Mueller, and wants to reinforce Mueller’s conclusion, and vindicate the investigative process (that Gowdy feels he was part of) - so as to say “See, the justice system works”.
I am leaning toward the latter, because I think Gowdy has an ego and would want to be able to say “See, the system (that I was part of) worked”.
One part of Gowdy’s statement that seemed odd to me was where he said that there are things only Trump knows, and that Trump is uniquely equipped to answer certain questions.
Think about that - if only Trump can provide the answers, that means they don’t have anything on him.
I get the feeling Trump is in the clear and some people in the inner circle (maybe including Trey Gowdy) already know what the conclusion of the investigation is - that it’s no longer about Trump, but for some reason they are still investigating.... but who?
“First, that he thinks Trump is going down and wants to publicly distance himself from the political fallout by going on record as supporting Mueller”
That’s the most likely. Gowdy is definitely batting for the corrupt state. He’s a POS and doesn’t want to be on the tar and feathering list.
Mueller is perpetrating a financial fraud upon US Treasury.