Tillerson worked with them as part of his business, so not sure how this is troubling. Flynn was asked to attend a banquet or something along those lines by RT. Some of the others did some consulting work of some sort.
When you are a retired high level military/government person, consulting opportunities such as those abound. The same is true of those who chose to consult for the Ukrainian side, the Georgian side, etc.
It seems like a pretty big leap to say that just because someone did some consulting work for a government that they are somehow ethically compromised. Many US firms do business with Russia, the Saudi government, etc. etc. Where do we draw the line and deem these people somehow unfit to serve in government?
There has not been a principled approach to this, seemingly only finger pointing and other name calling that is reminiscent of the cold war era.
If there were any actual evidence of wrongdoing, it would be a completely different story. Surely with the mass surveillance system many phone calls, emails and other associations/links have been monitored, yet we are not seeing leaks of any troubling details, only vague finger pointing.
It would be a very serious thing if there were some sort of plot, but so far there does not seem to be one.
I read these news articles with a critical eye, and "only vague finger pointing" is a good description of the content of every single one I've read, letting the reader's mind fill in the blanks to match their partisan agenda.
Worked for Trump to get elected, turnabout is fair play?
When you are a retired high level military/government person, consulting opportunities such as those abound. The same is true of those who chose to consult for the Ukrainian side, the Georgian side, etc.
It seems like a pretty big leap to say that just because someone did some consulting work for a government that they are somehow ethically compromised. Many US firms do business with Russia, the Saudi government, etc. etc. Where do we draw the line and deem these people somehow unfit to serve in government?
There has not been a principled approach to this, seemingly only finger pointing and other name calling that is reminiscent of the cold war era.
If there were any actual evidence of wrongdoing, it would be a completely different story. Surely with the mass surveillance system many phone calls, emails and other associations/links have been monitored, yet we are not seeing leaks of any troubling details, only vague finger pointing.
It would be a very serious thing if there were some sort of plot, but so far there does not seem to be one.