How is it I never knew Tad Devine was a cohort of Paul Manafort?

[herding cats]

61. It predates him working as a Russian asset.

It's just like any other person being a decent human at their job for decades, then, let's say, one day they decide to steal corporate secrets to sell to another company for a profit. Does that make the other companies they worked at guilty of their future crimes, or does It somehow exonerate them because they didn't do it when they worked for those companies? Nope. Neither is true. That's not how things work.

This is the lamest argument in regards to Devine. He's shady, and he's tainted. That's a fact and any Democratic candidates who can't see that fact now would be fools. There are other non-tainted people out there to use who are equally, or actually more, qualified to lead an ethical campaign.

He worked to help Putin. That's a fact. He's tainted and sullied because of his work in the Ukraine. That's also a fact. I hope his career here in the US is over, but I expect there are still a few Republicans who might hire him even after all of this is becoming a daily discussion.

We, Democrats, however, need to wash our hands of him. He was involved in some very bad and unethical things for his own personal and extensive profit.

I don't understand defending Devine. I've thought he was a shady actor for several years now. I'm sorry he was tied to Bernie's campaign, Democrats don't need that added slam right now, but that doesn't make him less of a sleaze. He is who he is and has been since he sold out.