The plaintiffs have since insisted that there was nothing improper about Stratus submitting materials to Cabrera forhisconsideration, and that Chevron could have done the same.
This envoy - and his purposely inflated staff - should be charged with handling all contacts with Mitchell and his staff and reporting all of their suggestions to Netanyahu forhisconsideration.
Just after the first of the year, the nominee for Commerce secretary, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, withdrew his name forconsideration due to a pay-to-play investigation in his state.