2017-10-17 15:25:25 - Michael Noda [GreatNorthern, PHL 🇺🇸] Let's postulate elite. Even if the entire RES elite cadre is implicated and they close ranks, they've grievously wounded their recruitment and retention. We can expect many FCs from disgusted, morally outraged agents.

Or maybe it's rank-and-file. In which case we will give the RES elite the opportunity to either endorse or disavow. If they endorse, we're back to case 1. If they disavow, (and possibly even if they don't), they admit to the presence of a parallel power structure in the RES outside of their control. That's damaging to RES narratives all on its own.