re: Ford’s demand for no lawyers - ploy to besmirch Republican Senators

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I don't follow many congressional hearings but how are lawyers normally involved? I thought the questions always came from the elected officials.

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In closed session, the staff or lawyers are often used to get information quickly and without posturing.

Open sessions are for the senators to get "face time" to support their re-election efforts. Only if there is an uninteresting topic - or if they have an unsupportable position, would a senator normally give up their 'face-time.'

in this case - no GOP senator wants to be portrayed as "bullying the poor victim" - which is how they will be defined regardless of what they do. And that is all the DEMs want/