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His prospects of achieving even a fraction of his prior earnings in the future are exceedingly slim. Even under the assumption that he manages to avoid conviction on all counts, he will unquestionably be prohibited from assuming any director or officer role within a company ever again.

Should you hold the view that politicians are entirely self-serving and akin to human cockroaches, there's minimal justification for endorsing him or expending even an iota of political capital on him moving forward. Conversely, there's ample incentive to distance oneself from him at present while fervently attempting to retain possession of the funds he has already contributed.

Formerly an asset, he has now transformed into nothing more than a liability that can be side-stepped by just feigning ignorance and maintaining distance.