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When oversight becomes humiliation
Congressional oversight fails when lawmakers decide the verdict first, silence the witness and turn public accountability into partisan political theater.
Congressional hearings exist to uncover facts, expose wrongdoing and demand accountability. But when lawmakers use questions as accusations, silence every response and manufacture confrontations for viral clips, the search for truth becomes public humiliation.
In this edition of “This Matters,” Bill Britt examines how one of Congress’s most important constitutional responsibilities is corrupted when political spectacle matters more than honest answers.
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