“some of the greatest scoundrels in American Politics today”
These people getting a “mordida” from aid to Ukraine are just tools. Petty crooks, in the US context. They are public figures that are just employees, just like CNN’s talking heads.
Your real “greatest scoundrels” are the people behind them. And for them Ukrainian corruption is just a sideshow. What matters is the SEC, the DOJ, and the regulatory apparatus of the US. That’s where the real money is.
Of course the publicly recognized Politicians feeding at the trough are essentially Stooges for those behind the curtain. The Manipulators have the clout to maneuver our ‘System’ by letting those dogs feed at leisure.
Such Stooges are likely confident that there will never be repercussions for their propensity to grow their personal wealth. Their objectives which will never be satisfied due to their sickish avarice and permitted unfettered money grabbing, essentially, money from our pockets.