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Why is it so hard to believe that she truly thinks that McKinsey consultants will improve the German Army instead of guzzling money?

You are putting things in a manner that is too concrete. Politicians do not always need money that is going directly to their pockets.

UvdL has been mentioned in connection with nepotism before (by the German state radio!):

https://www.dw.com/en/german-opposition-to-probe-defense-min...

After that scandal she failed upwards to Brussels. Politicians that are that unassailable should face extended scrutiny. Who protects her and why?

(Here is an unrelated mask procurement scandal that shows how things work in Germany:

https://www.dw.com/en/german-mask-scandal-unforgivable-viola...)