There’s one simple thing to take away from the verdict against David Safavian: for a player in Washington, gullibility is no defense. It’s Washington; savviness is the name of the game. Safavian tried wide-eyed innocence — let’s call it the Forest Gump defense — and it didn’t fly.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=183074