There’s no blackmail here - Ryan and Gowdy are both anti-Trump and care more about sticking it to Trump than they care about the rule of law or the Constitution or America for that matter.
But that’s par for the course.
I know Ryan didn’t use to be as conservative as Tea Party members, but he was to the right of most Republicans. He is a horrible person.
Ryan and Gowdy are the core of the RINO resistance. They are not much better than the Deep State Dems.