Their expertise and sober, cautious testimony fit the moment and stood in stark contrast to the sweaty and conspiratorial glarble-flarble that made up Republican Rep. Devin Nunes’ opening statement. The top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee — who, it’s worth noting, is suing a Twitter parody account that pretends to be a Nunes-hating cow — offered no real defense of the president. He just decried the proceedings as “a carefully orchestrated media smear campaign” and tossed out some right-wing conspiracy red meat that was one Benghazi reference shy of a Sean Hannity opening monologue.