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In both cases, specific allegations came to light and Congress chose to investigate them before confirmationSo the resort to the smear wasn’t for the purpose of determining whether the nominees should be confirmed, then. It was obviously an attempt to smear the nominees so mercilessly that they would withdraw rather than have to be put through the show trial. The only Dim regret is that they smears didn’t succeed.