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I don't see what they're trying to hide though, they're paid millions of dollars for "consulting" services. It's not like anything is going to happen to them if
by throwawaylinux 4y ago
I don't see what they're trying to hide though, they're paid millions of dollars for "consulting" services. It's not like anything is going to happen to them if they just get more. Why bother doing the art and book deals and things? Or is it to inflate the ego of the ones who actually believe they're talented and interesting?
- googlryas 4y agoYou need some kind of plausibility behind the payments though. I might want a selfie with POTUS for bragging rights, and I'm rich, but I don't own a business that could reasonably have Hunter consult for. So, I buy his artwork instead, and eventually I get invited to a dinner that Joe happens to be at.
- throwawaylinux 4y agoMy point is, why does there need to be any air of legitimacy? Those "business" dealings in Ukraine and China etc are already blatantly corrupt bribery schemes to buy political favors as it is. Deniability is already pretty far fetched, so paying a bit more is hardly going to change that.