That question was a set up.
That witch is going to drag out an old flame/co-worker/disgruntled rat and break out in a sob story that she swayed his option on something, using sex as the deal maker....
Tin foil hat is now off.
Even though much more serious villany by the Dems, this has happened so many times before. You don't have to be a conspiracy theorist to wonder if the Dems are plotting evil.
Either Dems will overplay their bullying of Judge Barrett and incur the late arriving wrath of the American public, or, we will say this is the line they shouldn't cross with us on the conservative side.
So their goal must be nothing more than an attempt to delay confirmation. In which case they must immediately call and end to this portion of the confirmation process, and take it directly to the floor for a full vote.