Subject: Re: Hegseth confirmation hearing
Most Senators adjudge that there's not a lot of benefit to getting a second evasive answer to most questions. They'll do it once, quickly, but will usually move on.

OK. Fair point. I will amend my comment to:

If the senator isn't summing-up the prior question before asking a new one, they aren't doing their jobs.


For example, "Mr Hegseth; did you rape [insert name here]?" If he goes off on a tangent without saying "no", then the follow-up should be "you didn't answer the question, so I'll assume "yes" and move on."