I am a lawyer and work some pretty big cases. While I would like to take every dep, it’s just not possible and my Associate takes some. He does a very good job. I am sure Gowdy has other things than this on his plate and was likely preparing for the showdown with Hillary
Hey counselor, wanna bet Hillary is never arrested, prosecuted or serves a single day in jail?
Are you saying if you were lead attorney criminally investigating a CEO of a Fortune 50 firm and you were deposing the Second in Command ..you would skip it???
The purpose of a closed Congressional Hearing, assuming no bonafide national security cause for secrecy, is usually to compel the witness to commit to a version of events with sufficient specificity to support a perjury conviction if they change their story. Congress Critters have staff attorneys, and investigators at Federal law enforcement agencies, to carry out the mundane discovery tasks found in civil litigation.
I would much rather have had Gowdy wielding the gavel when Huma was asked to commit to a set of facts. I agree with you that his absence is not proof that "the fix is in," but it is cause to go "hmmmm."