I see. You can't connect your dots because you literally stop at the prima facie and can't take it to the next level.
Rebuttal. You spend substantial time fighting for social justice issues including fighting for clemency for two black men you feel are wrongly convicted of murder. You gain that clemency and then provide jobs to both men, placing yourself in close proximity to them knowingly when it can be used against you politically. You consider them friends, as they do you.
Now that doubt has been introduced to your prima facie case, don't just predictably attack mine. Instead, connect your dots to prove the "is" contention because I don't have to attack your assertion directly. We just need to see if your internal logic holds up at this point or if you're taking an ultra shallow dig to smear because you're selling veneer and MDF as full hardwood construction.
Show your work, please.