alt Hacker News> As bad as cheating is morally, we don't really know how his wife feels or if they had some open relationship type arrangement, [...]
If that's the case and she backs him up on this, then it's sordid but not cheating and _that_ part of the scandal can be overlooked, but espionage is a different matter.
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Assuming the second affair claims are legit, he was also having an affair with a subordinate. That's a huge violation of many corporations' policies, for the average worker I'd expect its an immediate termination offense.
People frequently accept that their spouse has an affair as long as it's not in their face. Basically a tacit arrangement that is never talked about.
The espionage allegations are against China though, not against him. He is the alleged victim.
I think espionage claims are overrated. Politicians made up a trade war that scientists and engineers never wanted in the first place.
> but espionage is a different matter
What evidence have you seen that espionage has taken place? I've seen people speculating about espionage, but very little evidence to back this up.