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Without other evidence pointing to deliberate design of the flaws, it's reasonable to think that an expert on security would be hired by Intel for that expertise on security, and that they would also be someone tapped to be in a high-level group that would be looking into security issues for the government. You can definitely disagree with the goals of the Justice Department and those involved in this matter without also attributing deliberately introducing flaws that resulting in Meltdown and Spectre.