Why do members of Congress in committee hearings ask witnesses the same question multiple times?












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I must've seen at least 3 Congressmen ask Michael Cohen, President Trump's former personal attorney, who Individual 1 was, despite the fact that in the beginning he had already said it was Donald Trump, and despite the fact that previous members had already asked him that question, as well.



What is the reason for this? What benefit does it have when the statement is already in the record?






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    I must've seen at least 3 Congressmen ask Michael Cohen, President Trump's former personal attorney, who Individual 1 was, despite the fact that in the beginning he had already said it was Donald Trump, and despite the fact that previous members had already asked him that question, as well.



    What is the reason for this? What benefit does it have when the statement is already in the record?






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      I must've seen at least 3 Congressmen ask Michael Cohen, President Trump's former personal attorney, who Individual 1 was, despite the fact that in the beginning he had already said it was Donald Trump, and despite the fact that previous members had already asked him that question, as well.



      What is the reason for this? What benefit does it have when the statement is already in the record?






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      I must've seen at least 3 Congressmen ask Michael Cohen, President Trump's former personal attorney, who Individual 1 was, despite the fact that in the beginning he had already said it was Donald Trump, and despite the fact that previous members had already asked him that question, as well.



      What is the reason for this? What benefit does it have when the statement is already in the record?






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          You're assuming that the questions are asked solely for the public record.



          Here's another reason...



          Members of Congress want video of themselves asking good questions that will be broadcast by their local news media and / or used in campaign commercials.



          And another...



          Often times you'll notice that committee seats are empty during hearings. That's because members come and go during the hearing. It's possible that one member asks a question that was asked by another member earlier in the day before the first member arrived. (Although I don't think that was the case in the Cohen hearing, as the entire committee seemed to be present for the duration.)






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            I'm going to +1 this because I think it's true, or at least an extremely plausible reason to invalidate OP's assumptions. It's too bad there probably aren't many Congressmen that just straight up admit this, though.

            – zibadawa timmy
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          • Asking the same question in a hearing where everybody knows it's been asked before is admission enough. They don't care about the people in that room (politically speaking). They answer to their constituents and they want their sound bite.

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          You're assuming that the questions are asked solely for the public record.



          Here's another reason...



          Members of Congress want video of themselves asking good questions that will be broadcast by their local news media and / or used in campaign commercials.



          And another...



          Often times you'll notice that committee seats are empty during hearings. That's because members come and go during the hearing. It's possible that one member asks a question that was asked by another member earlier in the day before the first member arrived. (Although I don't think that was the case in the Cohen hearing, as the entire committee seemed to be present for the duration.)






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          • 2





            I'm going to +1 this because I think it's true, or at least an extremely plausible reason to invalidate OP's assumptions. It's too bad there probably aren't many Congressmen that just straight up admit this, though.

            – zibadawa timmy
            2 hours ago











          • Asking the same question in a hearing where everybody knows it's been asked before is admission enough. They don't care about the people in that room (politically speaking). They answer to their constituents and they want their sound bite.

            – Michael_B
            2 hours ago
















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          You're assuming that the questions are asked solely for the public record.



          Here's another reason...



          Members of Congress want video of themselves asking good questions that will be broadcast by their local news media and / or used in campaign commercials.



          And another...



          Often times you'll notice that committee seats are empty during hearings. That's because members come and go during the hearing. It's possible that one member asks a question that was asked by another member earlier in the day before the first member arrived. (Although I don't think that was the case in the Cohen hearing, as the entire committee seemed to be present for the duration.)






          share|improve this answer





















          • 2





            I'm going to +1 this because I think it's true, or at least an extremely plausible reason to invalidate OP's assumptions. It's too bad there probably aren't many Congressmen that just straight up admit this, though.

            – zibadawa timmy
            2 hours ago











          • Asking the same question in a hearing where everybody knows it's been asked before is admission enough. They don't care about the people in that room (politically speaking). They answer to their constituents and they want their sound bite.

            – Michael_B
            2 hours ago














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          You're assuming that the questions are asked solely for the public record.



          Here's another reason...



          Members of Congress want video of themselves asking good questions that will be broadcast by their local news media and / or used in campaign commercials.



          And another...



          Often times you'll notice that committee seats are empty during hearings. That's because members come and go during the hearing. It's possible that one member asks a question that was asked by another member earlier in the day before the first member arrived. (Although I don't think that was the case in the Cohen hearing, as the entire committee seemed to be present for the duration.)






          share|improve this answer















          You're assuming that the questions are asked solely for the public record.



          Here's another reason...



          Members of Congress want video of themselves asking good questions that will be broadcast by their local news media and / or used in campaign commercials.



          And another...



          Often times you'll notice that committee seats are empty during hearings. That's because members come and go during the hearing. It's possible that one member asks a question that was asked by another member earlier in the day before the first member arrived. (Although I don't think that was the case in the Cohen hearing, as the entire committee seemed to be present for the duration.)







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            I'm going to +1 this because I think it's true, or at least an extremely plausible reason to invalidate OP's assumptions. It's too bad there probably aren't many Congressmen that just straight up admit this, though.

            – zibadawa timmy
            2 hours ago











          • Asking the same question in a hearing where everybody knows it's been asked before is admission enough. They don't care about the people in that room (politically speaking). They answer to their constituents and they want their sound bite.

            – Michael_B
            2 hours ago














          • 2





            I'm going to +1 this because I think it's true, or at least an extremely plausible reason to invalidate OP's assumptions. It's too bad there probably aren't many Congressmen that just straight up admit this, though.

            – zibadawa timmy
            2 hours ago











          • Asking the same question in a hearing where everybody knows it's been asked before is admission enough. They don't care about the people in that room (politically speaking). They answer to their constituents and they want their sound bite.

            – Michael_B
            2 hours ago








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          I'm going to +1 this because I think it's true, or at least an extremely plausible reason to invalidate OP's assumptions. It's too bad there probably aren't many Congressmen that just straight up admit this, though.

          – zibadawa timmy
          2 hours ago





          I'm going to +1 this because I think it's true, or at least an extremely plausible reason to invalidate OP's assumptions. It's too bad there probably aren't many Congressmen that just straight up admit this, though.

          – zibadawa timmy
          2 hours ago













          Asking the same question in a hearing where everybody knows it's been asked before is admission enough. They don't care about the people in that room (politically speaking). They answer to their constituents and they want their sound bite.

          – Michael_B
          2 hours ago





          Asking the same question in a hearing where everybody knows it's been asked before is admission enough. They don't care about the people in that room (politically speaking). They answer to their constituents and they want their sound bite.

          – Michael_B
          2 hours ago


















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