"Well, Inspector General David, I'll leave first. If anything happens, just contact me at any time."
After Kaqila left, David immediately picked up the phone and said: " I’m David.”
“David, we just received a notification from the White House that President Paden wants to talk to us about this scandal. What do you think?”
Obadiah's voice came from the other end of the phone.
"The President wants to talk to us..."
David narrowed his eyes and fell into deep thought.
Judging from the news coming from various sources, the White House is basically at the end of its rope because of this scandal.
Go and talk to them at this time. It is definitely not about resigning due to pressure.
Because if Paden resigns, he will definitely summon the cabinet members to announce it, and there is no need to talk to them, the IRS.
From this point of view, there is only one possibility, that is, Paideng wants to compromise and keep his position as president!
In an instant, David guessed it, and then replied: "In that case, I think we should go there!"
The reason why David was so cautious.
The main reason is that the other party took the initiative to target him this time.
And if the other party really understands, then there is no need to go through the cumbersome impeachment process in Congress, which would be the best.
"Donald Vertonghen and I think so too. Then you should go back to Washington first. Let's go to the White House together tomorrow morning!"
"Well, I will take a special flight back to Washington later."
......
At seven o'clock in the evening.
Sullivan came to the White House in a dusty state. After pushing the door and walking into the president's office, he said to Paden, who looked melancholy: "Sir, I have negotiated with the Senate and they are willing to support New York." Lan takes over, we..."
"Stop talking!"
Before he could finish speaking, Paden interrupted: "Sullivan, I shouldn't have listened to you this time and attacked David."
"Sir, this is ..."
Sullivan was also speechless.
He has been 'entangled' with the old guys in the Senate all day today, just to be able to deal with the FBI and make up for his previous strategic mistakes.
But now it seems that this matter is not enough to make up for in front of Paiden.
But then I think about it too.
It was precisely because of his previous lobbying that Paden decided to attack David, but he did not expect that the other party actually held so much black information about the White House and even Paiden himself.
Now that the other party has exploded one after another, the White House has been subjected to unprecedented abuse and criticism. This cannot be made up for by replacing the Senate with its own FBI director.
"Of course, although you are responsible for this matter, I am also responsible, so next, I plan to correct this mistake again, so I hope you can understand what I will do next "
Listening to Paidon's words, Sullivan suddenly felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.
He has known the president in front of him for many years, and he is also a smart man. Of course, he heard that Paden was ready to compromise with David. What was more serious was that he might become a victim of it.
Thinking of this, Sullivan became anxious. He hurriedly said: "No sir, I have convinced the senators and the others. As long as Newland controls the FBI, we can use the power of this department. , get rid of the so-called black materials, and regain the initiative..."
"Haha, Sullivan, you have been smart all your life, why have you suddenly become confused now? Do you really think that relying on an FBI Can he turn the tide of the war and defeat David?"
Before his scandals came out, Paden actually felt a little lucky, and even thought that he was the dignified president of a country. No matter how arrogant Wei was, there was no way he would dare to break up with him directly like this.
What I didn’t expect was that not only did David have the courage, he even secretly had a plan for him.
So now, he has no confidence in defeating David.
Sullivan's face turned pale for an instant, and at this moment he did indeed regret a little. He regretted listening to the lobbying of the Masonic group, and regretted that he had chosen to compete with David because of his arrogance. High and low, leading to this end.
According to what Paidon said just now, he must not negotiate with David. Once he is taken out and takes the blame, then his life's efforts may be in vain.
......
This night, the presidential scandal touched the heartstrings of countless people throughout the United States, and many people could not sleep all night.
When the time came the next morning, David, who returned to Washington, walked into the conference room of the General Administration. At this time, Obadiah Vertonghen and other senior officials were already in place.
“After this night, the White House scandal has become bigger than we imagined. We have done data comparisons, and it has even reached the impact of the Nixon Watergate incident. , what do you think?”
As David took his seat, Obadiah also went straight to today’s topic.
"The White House deserves it. Who told them to listen to Sullivan's lobbying and interfere in our affairs!"
"The White House is in a very difficult situation now. If we are in this moment, After adding fuel to the flames, it is not impossible for Paideng to step down.”
"I support removing Paden from power and letting Kaqira take over, which will be more beneficial to us."
"That's right..."
"..."
< br>After some discussion, more than half of the senior executives present felt that letting Biden step down would be more beneficial to their IRS.
The reason is simple. If they remove Pai Dengzheng from power, Kaqila will definitely be very grateful to their IRS after taking office.
And with Paideng's lesson in mind, Kaqila who takes over will definitely not dare to have any more tricks, and will definitely try her best to cooperate with their IRS in the future!
Obadiah nodded slightly, then turned to look at David and asked: "David, what do you think."
"I have the same view as most of the people here. , but it depends on what the White House says. If they are more sensible, then that would be the best. If they are not sensible and will go to the step of impeachment, then we must also carefully consider the influence this will bring... ..."
"You're right..."
In the following time, everyone had an in-depth discussion about this incident until the incident reached ten o'clock Obadiah ended the meeting.
Then he took David and Vertonghen into a car and headed towards the White House. Twenty minutes later, the three people arrived at the White House and were then taken to the President's Office.
"Director Obadiah, Advisor Vertonghen, Inspector General David, I know you are very busy, so I didn't disturb your affairs, right?"
Pai Deng stood up with a smile to greet the three of them. If someone who didn't know better saw his posture, they would think that he had a good relationship with the three of them.
“When Mr. President summons you, you still have to come no matter how many things you have to do.”
Obadiah also smiled and replied.
"Come on, let's sit down first and then talk!"
After the three of them sat down, Paidon said again: "That's it, I think we had a little misunderstanding before. But it’s harmless, we all serve the country, I think we can talk about it, what do you think?”
Hearing this, Obadiah and Vertonghen did not talk, but looked at each other in tacit understanding. To David.
"Mr. President, as you said, everyone serves the country, so we can definitely talk!"
After hearing this, both Paden and Wilder standing beside him breathed a sigh of relief.
They were really afraid that David, who had taken the initiative, would not let go.
But fortunately, judging from David's tone, this matter is not without room for negotiation.
“That’s right, we did have some misunderstandings about your purge in New York before, but now we all agree that your starting point is a good one, and you have punished those officials who were corrupt and evaded taxes. They..."
The conflict between him and David started because of this incident, and now in order to be able to negotiate peace, Paden also took the initiative to admit his mistake in this incident.
"Since Mr. President thinks this is the right thing to do, it is of course the best. In addition, I believe that those angry people will know that you have shown support for this matter and will also respond to it." Your impression has changed!”
David’s words spoke to Paiden’s heart.
Why did the entire country become angry against him after the Washington Post article was published?
Of course there are reasons for his dirty deeds, but another point is that his unsupportive attitude towards the New York Purge was captured by the media.
Because everyone thinks it is a good thing that the IRS is cracking down on corrupt and tax-evading officials in New York State.
Your White House, as the highest governing body in the country, actually shows little support for this?
Wouldn’t that mean that we are siding with those corrupt officials and colluding with them?
So now as long as the White House stands up and clearly supports this, it can indeed restore a lot of people's hearts.
"Ahem..."
Seeing that Paden was still lost in his thoughts, Wilder pretended to cough twice as a reminder.
Paden also reacted immediately, and then asked: "Inspector General David, if our White House stood up and clearly supported your actions in New York State, there wouldn't be a fourth or fifth article from Pinkman, right? ?”
“That depends on Mr. President himself!”
“Inspector General David, what do you mean?”
Paiden’s face? It suddenly became gloomy.
Logically speaking, he has already admitted that he was wrong, so David should at least give him some face and retract the revelations in the article.
But now the other party says it's up to you. What does this mean?
Aren’t you going to let go yet?
Do you really have to abdicate before you give up?
"Inspector General David, you also know how much pressure our White House has withstood the previous off-site tax avoidance bill and the current New York incident. Now Mr. President is even more prepared to publicly support you in the future. You should also be considerate of him!”
“He has been in politics for most of his life. He has been the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, the vice president, and the president. His experience in all aspects is not what it is now. Comparable to juniors!”
"If you have his strong support for you, then whatever you want to do in the future, you will definitely get twice the result with half the effort!"
Wilder's words are very high-level.
He is telling the three Davids, I know that you must have the idea of taking down Paden and replace him with Kaqila, the vice president.
But Kaqila is too young after all. If she really sits in the position of president, she will not be able to do many things.
But it would be different if it was Paiden.
Although Paden has only been president for three years, he has been in various departments such as Congress and government for many years, and can basically handle everything big and small.
In a word, letting Paiden stay in office is not the best choice, but it must be the most effective choice!
At this time, the three Davids naturally understood the meaning of Wilder's words.
David did admit that if Paden really succumbed to them and continued to check for them in this position, he would be able to achieve better results in the future, whether he was promoting bills or doing other things. effect.
However, the factor of Paideng is still too unstable.
His inner preference was to get Paidon down and Kaqira up.
Although Paiden now states that he will completely stand by their side in the future, the key issue is that the other party made such a decision when they were almost desperate.
He would not be too relieved in such a situation.
What if you wait for the other party to catch their breath, then build up your strength and then hit them backwards?
You know, the position of president is still very powerful, how could David not be afraid of it.
Therefore, it is actually the safest to take him down and replace him with Kaqira.
Kaqi is not from the three major groups, and he brought it up with one hand. In addition, without a strong foundation like Paideng, it is still relatively easy to control!
Thinking of this, David said: "Chief of Staff Wilder, what you said makes sense, but we also have our own considerations and don't quite agree with your view."
"This ..."
Seeing David's unmoved look, Wilder's face turned extremely ugly.
But even uglier than him was Paden.
After a while, Wilder continued to speak: "Inspector General David, in addition, you may be dissatisfied with the FBI's matters, but I can tell you clearly that this matter is also This is not entirely the original intention of our Mr. President. In fact, the main responsibility for this matter lies with Sullivan. I believe you also know this. In order to show sincerity, the White House can remove him from all positions and treat it as if it is for you. What do you think?”
“Removing Sullivan from his post...”
A smile appeared at the corner of David’s mouth.
After all, Sullivan is currently the number one member of the American Young Faction. I didn’t expect that he would be taken out to take the blame. This Sullivan is really willing to cut his flesh.
But if you think about it from his perspective, if he were Paden now, if sacrificing one Sullivan could resolve the current crisis, it would indeed be worthwhile. (End of this chapter)