Senators Raymond Baldwin (R-Ct) and Lester C. Hunt (D-Wy) were later accused by historian David Oshinsky of being "determined to exonerate the Army at all costs." Oshinsky alleged the third member of the three man committee, Senator Estes Kefauver (D-Tn) displayed a lack of interest in the case, attending only two of the first fifteen hearings.
McCarthy sought to denounce Baldwin in front of the whole Senate. But his efforts were repudiated by the Commission on Armed Forces, which clearly showed its support for Baldwin and eventually adopted the subcommittee's official report.
--GreGen
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