Richard Blumenthal actually said...

Were any of the other independent directors on the board informed about the conversations or negotiations?

I would argue that legally, as well as morally, they have a duty to keep their boards of directors informed.

If this litigation is ended and your revenue is almost $3 billion a year, why do you need the Saudis' billion dollars?

To have them taken over by a repressive foreign regime certainly is a matter of our national security.