Well they can't give Republicans time, like you said they're supposed to, if Republicans don't show up, like they didn't. Maybe you knew that but you acted like you didn't.
There's not much Republicans can defend. That's why no one wanted to be on the committee. Therefore, it needs to be made political. A good strategy would be for Republicans to accuse Democrats of labeling all political opponents as supporters of the "terrorists who tried to overthrow the government." The committee was conducted politically with nothing being solved. The Justice Department itself could've taken on the entire matter easily. Instead it was politicized in an effort to get people to vote Democrat. They turned a political tragedy into something they benefited from. That's the nature of politics, but what goes around comes around.