But taken together, the accusations formed the West's latest public shaming of the Kremlin, over malfeasance that President Trump has shown reluctance to condemn.
It is something that we repress, that if there's not money change in hands, somehow it's not worth our time as a presidential level crime or malfeasance.
But the point is, when it comes to government corruption, when it comes to malfeasance at the highest level, there's no greater level of malfeasance than spending.