"Their" chair of his defense fund--does this mean Snake participated? Stunning if so!
Sometimes I try to put myself mentally into a character's shoes to understand how they could possibly do what they do for good or ill. I'm imagining how I could possibly remain friends with someone who lied in order to destroy another one of my friends. And someone who gleefully continues to pile fuel on that same fire. It would make me physically sick to be in the perp's company and keep my mouth shut about it. Actually that's kind of what Mary looked like.
No, it does NOT mean the snake participated; poor choice of words on my part. It is the chair of his defense committee who also sent correspondence, as did Mary. Sorry for the confusion.