They don’t give a damn about the public.
If this gets dismissed it’ll be because Deep State knows it’s going down, decides to cut its losses and live to plot another day.
Who's "they"? I was thinking of Senators watching the public's reaction before Monday; admittedly, it's a long shot but Collins etc. might be more amenable now to "no witnesses" and let's get out of this farce. I'm just musing again.