Chapter 400 The second Watergate incident?
"Mr. Pinkman, there is a media at the same level as your Washington Post. We in the United States do not have one, but do you know why I specifically found you?"
"Why? "
Pinkman put away his thoughts, confusion appeared on his face.
“Because you, the Washington Post, once exposed the Watergate incident!”
"Inspector General David, what on earth do you want to say!"
When Pinkman heard about the Watergate incident, he was suddenly shocked.
Yes, the media that reported on the Watergate incident at that time was the Washington Post. After this incident, the Washington Post also established its heavyweight position in the industry!
“It’s nothing, I know what you are worried about, but I can guarantee that no one will retaliate against you. And exposing such a big presidential scandal may be the Watergate of the new era for your newspaper. Incident, do you understand!”
“Can you guarantee that the White House will not take action against me?”
"Of course, I can swear to God!"
Looking at David who raised his left hand, Pinkman felt a little moved.
Yes, he was very afraid of retaliation after reporting Paidon’s dirty information.
But if David can really guarantee his personal safety, this is not something he can do.
After all, as David said, reporting on presidential scandals is indeed high-traffic news.
Just like the original Watergate incident, it was also reported by two reporters from the Washington Post.
The two reporters are named Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward.
As a result, after this report, the careers of these two people skyrocketed and they became star reporters admired by everyone in the media industry.
Among them, Bob Woodward is even more remarkable. The boss of the Washington Post always said this about this star reporter: 'We have had 45 presidents of the United States, but we only have one. Bob Woodward. '
This is not the end. Under the aura of the Watergate incident, Bob Woodward has soared into the sky. He has been in and out of the White House, reporting on senior officials and getting exclusive news. Easy as pie.
Moreover, all the senior officials treated him with respect.
After all, this is the man who overthrew the president. If he offends him, no one can guarantee whether he will be overthrown one day!
What would happen if Pinkman could accomplish the same feat as Watergate?
It can be expected that it will probably not be lower than Bob Woodward!
After all, the Watergate incident at that time was completed by two reporters, Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward.
Moreover, President Nixon at the time was quite popular among the people when the Watergate scandal broke.
Because he ended the South Vietnam War at that time and brought peace to the world.
As for Paden now, his refusal to sign the off-site tax avoidance bill has been regarded by many people as a lackey of the capitalists.
So as long as he, Pinkman, exposes the negative information about Paden, he will naturally become a hero in the minds of many people!
After being immersed in such beautiful and longing thoughts for about three minutes, Pinkman gradually came back to his senses.
The Watergate incident was the Watergate incident. Now it is impossible to create a second Watergate incident based on this piece of black information!
Thinking of this, he looked at David and said: "Inspector General David, you should know very well that if you want to replicate the success of the Watergate incident, this piece of information alone is not enough!"
"Of course, this information is just one of them. As long as you are willing to participate, I will make other arrangements when the time comes. Okay, that's it. Now tell me what your choice is!"
Pinkman was silent for a while again, and it was not until three minutes later that he said with a stern face: "Okay, I am willing to participate in this incident, but Inspector General David, I need a guarantee from you. , He won’t find another media to participate!”
Of course he doesn’t want to share this kind of traffic with others.
"Since I have found you, I will assume that it is you, but the ugly words are ahead. If you can't get the effect I want, you will find someone else!"
"Okay, don't worry. Inspector General David, I will definitely handle this matter beautifully!”
“Go and get it done as soon as possible”
Pinkman did not stay any longer and left in a hurry! go.
After Pinkman left, David leaned on the chair with a thoughtful expression.
Although this good show of breaking the president's scandal was deliberately staged by reaching an agreement with the White House, it was actually not the case.
Before the bill is signed and takes effect, everything is still subject to change.
And instead of looking for the media that he directly controlled, he went to great lengths to find Pinkman. In addition to the fact that the Washington Post is the leader in current political news, he also valued this. Pinkman's ability to write.
If Paideng cooperates and signs honestly, everything will naturally develop as agreed by both parties.
And if something unexpected happens in the end and causes Paden to change his mind, then he can use Pinkman to turn this original 'acting' into a fake one!
In a word, the next step depends on Paiden himself!
The next day, a report written by Pinkman himself was published on the front page of the Washington Post, instantly causing a global uproar.
The writing of this report was extremely sharp and severely criticized Paden.
That’s not all. According to the report, Paden also directed his son to serve as a senior executive in many countries and sell intelligence to make money.
But this is not what makes the people most angry. What makes the people most angry is that it actually reaches the level of treason of betraying the country's secrets!
"Fuck, is this our president?"
"He uses power for personal gain, sells out state secrets, and colludes with arms dealers to provoke wars around the world. No wonder our influence in the United States continues to decline. He is the one who The culprit!”
“It’s no wonder that our ‘beloved’ president refuses to sign the off-site tax avoidance bill. It turns out that he has been tied up with so many interests.”
"..."
Many people were already very dissatisfied because Paden did not sign the bill. Now that such a scandal has been exposed, the country's accusations and abuses are rising. Pass a wave.
Tompu International Hotel.
Ivanka walked into his father's room holding a Washington Post newspaper and said: "Father, look, David has really started to take action!"
"Oh?"
Tump took the newspaper, looked at it carefully and then smiled: "Haha, we have a good show to watch!"
"Oh, that's right, that's it Good opportunity, let our team give him a good 'fire'! ”
The reason why he failed to be re-elected was because of Paiden, and now he saw a scandal broke out against his arch-rival, what would he think if he didn't pay attention to it?
"I understand, father, I will make arrangements right now!"
At the same time, in the White House, in the President's Office.
"Fake, this David really investigated me and actually learned a lot of things!" After seeing this sharp newspaper and the abuse from people on the Internet, Paidon was also livid at the moment.
Everyone agreed to act, and then I pretended to be threatened and couldn't help it, and finally signed the contract and that was it.
I didn’t expect you to be so ruthless and release so much dirty information about me. What do you want to do?
"This guy released so much 'material' all at once. I'm afraid he's not just acting with us, he probably also means to beat us..."
Wilder's expression on the side didn't change. How much better could it be.
When he was talking to David yesterday, he had already hinted that the kid should be restrained and not make the incident too serious, but he didn't expect that the kid just turned a deaf ear.
"Damn bastard!"
Paden cursed again through gritted teeth.
“Forget it sir, although the pressure from outside public opinion is very unfavorable to us now, at least when facing the three major groups, it will be easier for us to speak later.”
“They When will it arrive?"
Wilder raised his watch and looked at it, and then said: "It should be soon..."
"Kick, knock."
At this moment, there was a knock on the door, and then a staff member came in and reminded: "Mr. President, three gentlemen, Joshua, Lei Zhe and Augustine, have arrived. "
"Wait until they come over."
"Yes."
A few minutes later, the three of Joshua walked in.
"Long time no see, Mr. President, thank you for taking the time to meet with us today..."
"I'm sorry, gentlemen, please take a seat!"
After the three of them sat down, Joshua He was the first to speak: "I know your time is precious, Mr. President, so I will make a long story short. I am here on behalf of our group and thank you for sending the bill back to the Senate."
"Yes, Mr. President, We at the Illuminati are also very grateful for this.”
“We are the same. In order to show our sincerity, if the president needs anything in the future, we will do our best.”
The three of them came today to thank Paden for sending the bill back to the Senate yesterday. In fact, according to the Constitution of the United States, Paidon still has the right to ask the Senate to send it back and sign it again.
So the main purpose of their visit today is to find out if Paidon still has the idea of bringing back the bill.
“I know what this bill means, and indeed, as many people have said, it may shake the foundation of our country, so I will fight it back, but...”
At the end of the sentence, Paiden showed a look of embarrassment on his face.
“But what?”
The three of them heard what was wrong with Paiden's words, and their minds became alert.
Paiden picked up the Washington Post newspaper and pushed it over, saying: "I just sent the bill back to the Senate yesterday, and today the Washington Post published my 'front page'. What do you think? , who did this?”
The three of them looked at each other, why the hell do you even think about it, who else would dare to do such a thing besides that bastard David?
"Don't worry, Mr. President, this thing alone cannot shake your position, and we will also..."
Before Joshua finished speaking, Paidon directly Interrupted: "Although this will not shake my position for the time being, you also know that guy's methods. This is probably just a little information he released, and the next thing may be something more deadly!"
The three people who heard this were speechless.
Because Paiden is right. Since David dares to directly attack the president, his means must be more than this.
“I sent the bill back to the Senate yesterday, which has caused dissatisfaction among supporters across the country, causing my approval rating to drop by 5 percentage points. Now that this matter has been exposed again, conservative estimates If it drops another 5 percentage points, if there is any negative information about me in the future, I might become the second Nicoson!"
"This... you can't do that, Mr. President. Don’t forget that we are still here, we will definitely not let that bastard’s conspiracy succeed!”
“Haha, you?”
Paden smiled slightly disdainfully, and then said: "Well, will you help me deal with the Washington Post and the negative news that may be released in the future?"
"This..."
The three of them were speechless again. This incident was clearly caused by David. Unless they tied up this guy, how could they make him stop.
“Let me ask, what are you going to do as Mr. President next?”
Lei Zhe changed the subject and asked.
"You also know David's tricks. If the next thing is too difficult, then I think I have to consider whether to take the bill back from the Senate, alas..."
In the end, Pai Den pretended to sigh helplessly.
"How can this work, Mr. President? Since the bill has been sent back to the Senate, if you take it back again, wouldn't it make everyone think that you are afraid of David?"
< br>"Yes, sir, you are the president of our United States. There is no reason to be afraid of David, and you must not bow to him!"
Lei Zhe and Joshua were anxious and spoke one after another. admonished.
"Why am I afraid of him and bowing to him? It's not like you don't know the destructive power of public opinion. I don't know how much pressure I have endured just from the information published this morning. Who knows how much more he has in his hands?"
"It's true that I want to help you, but I have to think about myself, right?"
Paden's sharp words made the three of them blush, but they didn't Know how to retort.
After a while, Lei Zhecai gritted his teeth and said: "Mr. President, if you insist on signing, my family and our friends cannot guarantee that they will continue to support you in the future!"< br>
“What, are you threatening me?”
"Mr. President..."
"Okay!"
Before Lei Zhe could continue, Augustine interrupted directly. He looked at Paden and said: "Sir, I understand. Your difficulties, but once this bill comes into effect, it will cause heavy losses to all of us. This price is beyond our ability to bear. In this way, don't you want to promote a 'parenting bill'? We will help you get this bill "How about the funds?"
Hearing this, Paiden looked confused at first, but soon returned to normal and shook his head.
He is indeed preparing a child care bill, and the funds required for this bill are indeed quite large, but as long as the IRS's off-site tax avoidance bill takes effect, let alone a child care bill, ten The funds needed for the door are probably not a problem, so he will naturally choose it.
(End of this chapter)