Comment by revelio

Even worse than that. She took the $40k in return for agreeing to not disparage VMware. She then immediately started disparaging them, but it was "in private" whatever that means, so she presumed she wouldn't get caught. And then once her preferred candidate is in the White House she figures it's now safe to violate her agreement in public too, thus keeping the $40k AND going back on her word. She stiffed VMware once at the conference, and then again afterwards! Clearly this person cannot be trusted in any kind of business relationship at all, as the threat of enforcement is the only thing that keeps them from immediately turning around and stabbing you in the back.