I have quite a few people in my life who were convinced she wouldn't be convicted. I had to remind them she stole from and (more importantly) embarrassed extre

I have quite a few people in my life who were convinced she wouldn't be convicted. I had to remind them she stole from and (more importantly) embarrassed extremely powerful and well connected people. This is the double-edged sword of the composition of the Theranos board and high profile investors. It really makes the whole thing even more astonishing. Not only are you constantly lying, defrauding, etc but you're doing it to former Secretaries of State, a former Secretary of Defense, four star generals, etc. These facts are why I think this is just pathological for her. I couldn't imagine screwing over people who have literally spent their lives implementing United States foreign policy and managing armed forces who by their intended purpose have killed a lot of people. I would live every day completely terrified. I mean this isn't a Putin opponent but still... As one example George Schultz considers his involvement in Theranos to have completely destroyed his legacy. Ouch. The justice system kind of "is what it is" but in this case there were a lot of people with a lot of weight to throw around to tip the scales.