Chapter 399: The Blame-Baker
Amid heated debate across the country, David, Obadiah, and Vertonghen, who received the notice, also arrived at the door of the White House.
Under the guidance of a dedicated person, the three people quickly arrived at the President's Office, where they saw Paden and Wilder.
"Mr. President, are you looking for us?"
Paden did not want to pay attention to Obadiah's meaning, but looked at David with evil eyes and said: " Inspector General David, whether it is your previous series of drastic actions or the off-site tax avoidance bill, we in the White House have not interfered with you too much, and we have even given you a lot of support, right?”
"Yes sir."
"So, why do you treat me like this?"
"Sir, I wonder what you are referring to...?"
If it were in the past, David would be more or less frightened and uneasy when faced with such a question from the biggest BOSS in the United States.
But he has experienced too many things during this time.
Moreover, he is currently in the decision-making position of the Internal Revenue Service, and his reputation in the country is unparalleled, so at this time, he does not have much fear against the number one man in the United States.
"Let me ask you, have you reached an agreement with Kaqira and want to replace me with her!"
Paiden also pointed it out without concealment.
“Sir, I did reach some agreement with Vice President Kachila, but it is not exactly what you thought. After all, without the support of Vice President Kachila, the bill cannot be passed. Yes, I hope you can understand..."
"Haha, you want her to replace me, and you hope that I can understand, this is funny enough!"
"Sir, what do you want?"
"David, do you think that no one can sanction you now that you are sitting in the decision-making position of the IRS?"
" Sir, I have never thought about it this way. The starting point of everything I do is to serve the country and the people!"
"Do you know that I only need an executive order to terminate you immediately? Three positions!”
After hearing this, Obadiah and Vertonghen, who had been silent on the side, changed their expressions, because they knew that Paden did have this power and could Do it.
However, the person involved, David, showed no expression and replied calmly: "This is your right, but I need to remind you that even if you dismiss us from our posts, I'm afraid you won't be able to replace us with the person you want." !”
After saying this, Obadiah and Vertonghen were stunned, while Paden and Wilder’s expressions darkened.
In the Internal Revenue Service, the two positions of Director and Chief Counsel must be nominated by the President and approved by the Senate before they can take office.
Now that David has reached an agreement with Kaqila, he has taken control of the Senate.
In other words, even if he sends Obadiah and Vertonghen to be removed from their posts, if he wants to replace them with others, as long as David instructs the Senate to block him, then he will really replace them. Not the person you want.
But this is not the most serious thing. The most serious thing is that according to the U.S. Constitution, whether the president wants to nominate his own cabinet members or other important positions, they must be reviewed and voted by the Senate.
As long as he cannot handle the Senate, he will always be stuck!
Originally, Paiden called David over to give him a good beating to make him calm down a bit in the future, but unexpectedly, he was now being beaten back, which made his mood instantly change. I am extremely depressed.
“Okay sir, I can tell you very straightforwardly that although I have reached some agreements with Kaqila, they are not absolute. The key question now is, do you think about the foreign tax avoidance bill? What do you think?”
David didn’t want to waste any more words. The most urgent task was to find out Paidon’s true attitude towards this bill so that he could take the next step.
"As you can see, I have sent the bill back to the Senate. How about it? Are you planning to take action against me?"
"I believe this is just that you haven't thought clearly yet, sir. If If you think clearly, you can ask the Senate to send the bill over and sign it into effect at any time!"
"Haha."
Paiden sneered, noncommittal.
At this moment, the landline phone on the table suddenly rang. Paidon picked it up, listened, said something and walked over immediately, and then pushed out the door without saying hello, leaving only one person behind. The three of them, Obadiah and White House Chief of Staff Wilder, were in the office with confused faces.
The three of them looked at each other, and then Obadiah turned to look at Wilder and asked: "Chief of Staff Wilder, can you tell us whether we still have to talk about this bill?" ? "
" Logically speaking, if a bill passes the House of Representatives and the Senate, it proves that the bill is valuable, and we in the White House should not block it, but the problem now is that you We also know that this bill is harvesting the wool of American capitalists, so we are also facing a lot of pressure now..."
Wilder looked embarrassed, and did not refuse or agree in his words. mean.
“What should we do?”
Obadiah asked again.
"Oh, forget it!"
Wilder showed a look of struggle on his face, sighed, and said: "Let me tell you the truth, Mr. President is actually more inclined to sign, but As I said before, our White House is already facing a lot of pressure. Once it signs, it will probably be sanctioned by the three major groups and all capitalists. We cannot afford this consequence unless..."
At the end, Wilder looked at David.
"Unless what?"
David asked immediately.
"Unless we are 'forced to have no choice' and choose to sign!"
"Forced to have no choice!?"
The three Davids were startled at first, but soon understood what the other party meant. mean.
“Once this bill comes into effect, your White House will also be a big beneficiary, but you don’t want to put in any effort or bear any pressure, haha.”
Au Badea couldn't stand the other party's approach of letting them take the blame, so he also made a sarcastic comment.
"We only have one condition. If you agree, we will sign. What do you think?"
"You..."
"Okay, Director, I think we can agree to this condition." "
Before Obadiah could say anything more, David interrupted directly.
Although he is indeed prepared to impeach the White House without signing, the reaction caused by impeaching a president is still too great after all.
And this is not a process that can be completed in a short time.
So he doesn’t want to impeach unless it’s absolutely necessary.
And now, although Paidon asked him to take the blame, it is actually not a big deal. Anyway, he is already 'full of evil' in the eyes of many people.
I don’t care about one more notoriety that threatens the White House.
As for not starting the impeachment process, will it cause Kaqila’s dissatisfaction?
The answer is yes.
After all, the reason why Kaqila helped him was because she saw the opportunity to take over immediately.
But then again, his previous agreement with Kachila was that if the White House refused to sign, he would initiate impeachment proceedings.
But now as long as he carries this bad reputation, the White House will agree to sign, which is not considered a violation of the agreement with Kaqila. At most, in 28 years, he would give Kaqila a little more help, which would be regarded as compensation for her.
"Very good, Inspector General David still understands justice!"
Wilder showed a satisfied smile.
"Chief of Staff Wilder, since you have this plan, what do we need to do next?"
"It's very simple, if you do this..."
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The next day came, in the Internal Revenue Service and the Office of the Inspector General.
Keppel came in and said: "Inspector General, Mr. Pinkman is here!"
"Ask him in!"
"Yes!"
A few minutes later, a middle-aged man with a big belly and glasses walked in. He was the editor-in-chief of the Washington Post, a famous group in Washington.
"Hello, Mr. Pinkman!"
"Hello, Inspector General David!"
"Please sit down!"
Both shook hands After shaking hands, David motioned for the other party to sit down.
But at this time, Pinkman was filled with doubts.
Early this morning, he received a phone call, and the person on the other end of the phone claimed to be the office assistant of the IRS Tax Inspector General.
The tax inspector general of the Internal Revenue Service is the famous David, so he was naturally shocked.
But what frightened him even more was that the office assistant on the other end of the phone actually claimed that David himself wanted to meet him.
After hearing the news, he was so frightened that he kept thinking about whether he had offended David in some way.
But fortunately, after thinking about it for a long time, he realized that he and David had no grudges. Although he was the editor-in-chief of the Washington Post, he had never specifically attacked David or the IRS, so he felt relieved. Come.
But even so, when he came to David, he was still a little uneasy.
After all, David not only had the feat of sending many high-ranking and powerful people to prison.
Now, with his promotion, this bill on off-site tax avoidance, which will go down in history, has passed the House of Representatives and the Senate. It can be said that his reputation is at its peak, but he cannot afford to offend.
“Don’t be nervous Mr. Pinkman, I have no ill will towards you, nor towards your newspaper!”
Hearing David's relief, Pinkman's anxiety dissipated a lot, and then asked: "I don't know, why did Inspector General David come to me today?"
" I wonder what Mr. Pinkman thinks of the off-site tax avoidance bill?”
Pinkman thought for a moment and replied: “From my personal point of view, this bill is indeed beneficial to the country and the people. Yes, so I personally support it!”
He did not say this against his will. After all, this bill harvests the wool of the capitalists, and it is foreseeable that the ordinary people and the middle class will benefit. class people.
And he is not a capitalist, so he is naturally inclined to support this bill.
"Then what do you think of the President's refusal to sign and the return of this bill to the Senate?"
"This...maybe the President has his own political opinions..."< br>
People on the Internet can accuse Paden of being a spokesperson for capitalists.
But he is a public figure after all, so naturally he is not like those ordinary people who directly attack Paiden.
After all, the president may not be able to punish the citizens, but it would be easy to punish him as a newspaper editor.
"Mr. Pinkman, there are no outsiders here, you can speak freely!"
David looked at him with a smile.
Seeing David's look, Pinkman also felt a little pressure.
Did you say something wrong?
Or is David trying to force him to take sides?
But there are so many high-ranking and powerful people in Washington, so why would a small newspaper editor like him be summoned and forced to take sides?
Pinkman, who was confused, said bluntly: "Inspector General David, since there are no outsiders here, just tell me, what do you want me to do?"
"It's nothing. I have a big news for you, but I don’t know if you have the courage to report it!”
“Big news!”
Pinkman was surprised and asked: “Dare you ask David? Inspector General, what’s the big news?”
David opened the cabinet below, took out a document, and pushed it in front of Pinkman.
Pinkman did not hesitate, picked it up, opened it, and started looking at it.
A few minutes later, a look of shock appeared on Pinkman's face after reading the documents, and he then said: "Inspector General David, where did you get these?"< br>
“I don’t need to tell you, you just need to tell me, do you have the courage to report it!”
What is in the file is nothing else, it is Paiden’s black material .
This was a ploy that David and Wilder had discussed yesterday. He was to reveal dirt on the president, so that the White House could pretend to be forced to sign.
Hearing David's words, Pinkman's face darkened and he fell into a state of thinking.
He said what big news David was going to send him. It turned out to be black material against the president. This was not only big news, it was news that shocked the world.
But having said that, reporting on the president’s dirty laundry will attract global attention, but it also carries great risks.
As mentioned before, as the head of state, Paideng may not be able to fix the IRS, but he can still easily fix the editor-in-chief.
So at this time, he was a little conflicted. On the one hand, this was indeed a big news with a lot of traffic. On the other hand, it might involve retaliation from the White House, so he couldn't just take it for granted.
After about three minutes of thinking, Pinkman finally did not dare to take such a big risk, and reluctantly refused: "Inspector General David, this news... I don’t think I can eat it!"
“The Washington Post, as one of the most well-known media in the United States, and you are its editor-in-chief, if you can’t eat it, then which other media can eat it?”< br>
David’s words contained a hint of sarcasm.
"This..."
Pinkman didn't know how to answer.
(End of this chapter)