Many of the participants have been on talk shows explaining these public hearings are being held for the benefit of the public, so they can better understand what happened and why. My question to them is; if that is the case, why are the really serious details being discussed behind closed doors in the name of national security? If we are to be governed by informed consent we need that information.
The public hearings are nothing more than theatre to pacify the voters and to cover their tracks.
If you look into the background of most of the these players, they have been involved in one scandal/coverup after another for most of my lifetime. They meet behind closed doors, keep the facts secret, further their own careers in government and thus, maintain power in the political arena . . . the uninformed voters go to the polls thinking they are doing the right thing. If knowledge is power, they sure aren't letting voters share in it.
Ain't that the truth!?!