“I think they thought Trump would fold like a cheap suit.”
I think they thought Trump would nuclear with bombastic tweets.
They miscalculated and chose badly.
Trump outsmarted them and in effect forced them to produce her in the flesh before the committee. They were hoping he’d try to character-assassinate her from afar, without ever having to bring her in person.
She would be much less sympathetic in person - remember, she’s not a good looking, fresh face any longer at her age...she’s got a long past and she wouldn’t look good on TV. Once there was a current face to go with her no-story accusation, she’d be brutalized on line and on camera...without a Republican ever having to say a word.
“I think they thought Trump would nuclear with bombastic tweets.”
I admit. I’ve been amazed at how quite Trump has been.