My congresscritter was busted for sending nasty pictures of himself over the Internet. I think they had the goods on him because about the time this was going on his voting record became more liberal. The Deep State has the goods on all of them.
“The Deep State has the goods on all of them.”
It makes sense, that if the Obama Administration was abusing surveillance powers for political purposes (and how could those commies resist?), that they would have blackmail leverage over a number of Republicans.
Draining the swamp would result in those chains getting pulled.
That could be what we are seeing with Gowdy, Rubio and Napolitano, before the IG Report, and why Gowdy (among 43 other Republican Congressman) is retiring. Due to his position on the Government Oversight Committee, he would have been a priority target for them to control.
The Swamp may be being forced to play their trump cards now, and use them up. It does seem like a deeper level of defense is being triggered.
The main battle has not yet been joined (bringing them to justice), we are still maneuvering and shaping the battlefield. General Sessions has not yet advanced with an assault of arrests and prosecutions - but he does seem to have quietly assembled an Army of prosecutors over the last year.
I expect the main battle to be joined during this strategic election season. I am expecting an overwhelming Desert Storm like offensive - more of a slap down beating than a drag out fight. But the enemy always gets a vote in how things turn out. They have not had to actually fight in a long time though.