As the politically and emotionally hypercharged Senate proceedings over the fate of U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh came to a head on Thursday and Friday, lawyers across the country stopped what they were doing and watched along with everyone else.

The hearings sparked strong reactions from partners at major law firms and a stream of commentary from the legal twittersphere. One prominent M&A partner at a Wall Street firm deleted his Twitter account after lashing out at the White House press secretary, later apologizing.