More importantly, a Pakistani. Because Pakis know baksheesh. Never attribute to ideology that which can be explained by venality. My speculation is that money was changing hands: the Pakis overcharged, the Dems gladly overpaid - in return for consideration, i.e., kickbacks. Through the miracle of Baksheesh taxpayer dollars appear in brown bags and in the freezers of Democratic operatives, maybe even blabbermouth xerself. But low rent grifters in possession of congressional email passwords are like kids in a candy store. Everyone wants what they got. Things got out of hand, Rich got in the way.
That is EXACTLY what I think happened!! KICKBACKS!!