“terribly damaging to the reputation of the U.S. Senate and the people who work there.”
It is not possible to damage the reputation of the US Senate or the people who work there any more than they’ve already damaged it themselves.
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I think this is a new low.
It’s a disgrace on America’s reputation in the face of the world. This country is supposed to be the world’s last best hope for fairness....
This incident has revealed that a banana republic element in our government has gained a foothold even in the most senior offices in the Senate. The staffers involved in this incident ought to be drummed out of respectable company, and deprived of their taxpayer-funded jobs. The “lawyer” involved ought to lose her license.