During sometimes combative testimony, Watt denied the accusations and complained that he was only given two days notice that Grimes would be testifying during the hearing, which had originally slated to focus on FHFA's supervision of two housing giants, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
But in a combative appearance before parliament, Zuma rejected accusations that he had delegated control of the finance ministry to the Gupta family.
Why would Armstrong, who has been combative and zealous over the years in challenging any accusations of unfair play simply walk away without a fight?
Amid a combative period of campaigning, during which each has flung ferocious accusations, Clinton and Trump are also taking time to warm up for their biggest showdowns.
Hayman, who served as assistant commissioner for specialist operations at the Metropolitan police during the first investigation in 2006, gave a combative performance in front of the committee as he faced accusations of coming across as "dogdy geezer".
How could it be that a sharp-elbowed, harshly combative candidate with an out of control campaign of endless accusations, high school bullying, and digitally empowered media missiles could distract the media away from the issues, and instead to a series of salacious Twitter taunts?
Kavanaugh was combative with Senate Democrats throughout his testimony, claiming that Ford's accusation was a vehicle of "revenge on behalf of the Clintons" and responding angrily to questions about his drinking habits.
Sheldon Adelson, the multibillionaire casino magnate and key Republican party donor, spent four combative days in a Las Vegas court this week defending his gambling empire from accusations of bribery and ties to organised crime.
His description of the necessary judicial temperament was a dramatic contrast to his own combative, belligerent behavior at a hearing last week as he defended himself against an accusation of sexual assault from Palo Alto University professor Christine Blasey Ford. .
Not everyone would go that far, but the film world is rife with lamentation and accusation, echoing from the filmmaker Kevin Smith's Twitter piece to the pages of New York's combative free newspapers.
