The contracts are already years old in some cases, they have ALREADY been paid. The Dominion scam is effective because every county that adapts its machines basically funds the next rollout, it can function like a pyramid scheme if never caught. "Defending their name" is just a limit on how soon to stop the cash cow. These execs are probably seeking prominent Dems as "patrons" to protect them, push the responsibility down to coders, maybe even spin off a new "parent" company and sells the pieces off Dominion.