Thinking the same thing!
It's pretty obvious that someone's gotten to Gowdy. He's not the same guy as he was a couple of years ago. The winds are blowing into his sails from a different direction.
Now he's kissing the GOPe's asses and he's quitting Congress with his tail between his legs. Sudden turnaround from his previous stances, if you ask me. A complete about-face.
Someone is holding something over his head. Or holding something of value out for him in their hand.
Dirty pictures. An exposed affair. Financial impropriety. Threats at a minimum. Extortion at its worst.
The Deep State is corrupt and criminal. They will stop at nothing to get their way.