Or any politician who's gone native.
Businesspeople deal with each other all the time, making mutually beneficial deals. The only thing politicians have to sell is access and protection.
They can't imagine any other reason for talking to a Russkie. There's GOT to be something unsavory afoot.
Well said.
My favorite old gag answer: The press and the congress have so little business sense they could't run a three-stall pay toilet successfully. I think I"ll add your more civilized explanation next time a liberal has a hissy fit.