American Tax Officer-Chapter 855 - 428: The Dispute with the White House_2

Chapter 855 -428: The Dispute with the White House_2

“He returned to America, and it seems he’s struck some agreement with the Freemasonry Group, intending to target you. It was under his lobbying that Payden finally decided to move against you.”

“Figures… but that’s hardly surprising.”

Whether Sullivan was a member of the Freemasonry or not was unknown, but it was certain that as a genuine member of the Jewish People, it was normal for Freemasonry to engage him.

“These past few days, he’s written a lot about us at the FBI. Not only did he persuade the director to step down, but my boss, Yadokun, has also announced his retirement. As for the other deputy directors, I think they will also withdraw. If Newland’s nomination goes through, the FBI as an agency…”

Gavin didn’t continue, but his implication was clear.

That is, if things continued this way, the FBI would fall completely back under the control of the White House.

At that moment, David’s brow furrowed slightly.

After all, the FBI is one of the most powerful law enforcement agencies in America. Who at the high levels would willingly step down so easily?

And Sullivan had managed to secure the departure of so many of the agency’s top ranks within just a few days of returning to the country—that was no small feat.

“Don’t worry, although the White House has the right to nominate Newland, it has to be approved by the Senate before he can take office. Let’s see him get through that first!”

According to America’s laws, when the President nominates the Secretary of State, CIA director, FBI director, and other department heads, they need the support of the Senate to assume office.

Right now, David still had control over the Senate, and as long as he held up that process, Newland wouldn’t be able to assume the position!

“That’s what I was thinking too, but remember, Sullivan has served under Obama, Trump, and now Payden—he’s a ‘veteran of three administrations.’ Whether it’s his capabilities or his charismatic personality, he’s got it all. It’s best to be extra careful.”

“Right…”

David nodded in agreement.

In the following time, the two discussed matters related to the FBI and Sullivan for a while, until more than an hour later, Gavin finally left the office.

In the office, David picked up the phone and called the editor-in-chief of the Washington Post, instructing, “Editor Pinkman, I’m sending you some documents. It’s your turn to make headlines again…”

The next morning, a cutting-edge article in the Washington Post garnered national attention.

And the reason it could capture such attention was because its protagonist was none other than Payden himself.

Indeed, following the previous occasions, the Washington Post had launched another series of attacks on Payden.

At the same time, inside the Oval Office in the White House.

“Fake Yau, this damn Washington Post!”

Seeing the sharp article and the online public criticism, Payden was nearly beside himself with anger.

“Mr. President, this is probably David’s counterattack.”

Sullivan could tell at a glance that this was David’s response to their pardons and the replacement of the FBI director.

“Damn it!”

The article was sharper than before, annoying Payden even more. He turned to his chief of staff and said, “Wylder, I don’t care how you do it, find a reason to shut down the Washington Post and take care of the related personnel!”

“Ah, Mr. President, this must not be done! America has always revered heroism. Right now, many citizens see the Washington Post and that editor Pinkman as heroes resisting authority. If we dare to touch them at this critical juncture, the whole world will know we’re acting out of revenge. This would undermine public trust in you!”

Wylder urgently argued.

This was definitely not how to handle the situation. Even if it had to be handled, which department would do it?

If it truly needed to be dealt with, only the FBI could be considered.

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But currently, control over this department hadn’t been regained; surely it wasn’t time to call in the military?

“Yes, sir, Wylder is correct. We can’t handle it this way.”

Hearing this, Payden calmed down a bit.

Because both were right, although still angry, retaliating like that in front of the whole world would indeed cause public outrage.

At that time, not only would the issue remain unresolved, but it would also make the situation even worse.

Realizing this, Payden suppressed his impulse and ordered, “Then immediately hold a press conference, and strongly refute this ‘slander’!”

“Mr. President, wise indeed!”

Wylder sighed in relief, then immediately turned around to make arrangements.

Soon, the White House press conference was convened.

Media from all quarters were present, and under the global spotlight, Wylder took to the stage.

He first severely criticized the Washington Post for its overt defamation of the President’s reputation without verifying the facts.

Then he began to refute the contents of Pinkman’s article one by one.

Since Pinkman’s article only accused Payden without detailing any evidence,

Wylder’s deft explanations managed to regain some reputation and halted the accusations of some national citizens who were in doubt.

However, the good times didn’t last long. Shortly after Wylder’s press conference,

another article by Pinkman published in the Washington Post once again ignited the emotions of the citizens nationwide.

In this article, unlike the previous one that only accused Payden’s various actions,

this one laid out various detailed evidence, including the Payden family’s financial accounts, and some covert dealings involving Payden’s son with Ukrania and the unsetting sun country, specifying the times, locations, and related characters.

“Fuck, didn’t the White House spokesperson say the President was being slandered? What does this Washington Post article say now?”

“This article detailed our President’s son’s various dealings, even down to financial accounts, and the involved people and places—this can’t be slander, right?”

“Mr. President, we demand an explanation, why is this happening?”

Such a detailed yet credible article completely sent the American public into an uproar.

Actually, America’s citizens are not incapable of accepting a president making mistakes.

For instance, President Clinton, who had the zipper scandal in the past, could have potentially become another president, after Nixon, to step down due to a scandal if things were handled improperly.

But Clinton was very smart; he adopted the most correct approach to the scandal—he admitted his mistake!

In front of the entire nation, he tearfully pleaded, saying things like everyone makes mistakes, and the President is human too, to gain sympathy.

Seeing his sincere attitude, the public’s resentment was somewhat mitigated.

Upon deeper consideration, Clinton’s tearful plea also made some sense—after all, the President isn’t God, it’s natural to make mistakes.

Since our President has deeply realized his faults, he should be given a chance to reform!

Thus, naturally, Clinton’s zipper scandal was resolved.

The situation with Payden was similar, as everyone knew that Payden’s son really wasn’t something to brag about, even outright nefarious.

And now this scandal had erupted.

As long as Payden stepped forward and admitted his mistake like Clinton had done, people’s anger would have been somewhat appeased.

But now, instead of admitting his mistakes, Payden had his Chief of Staff step forward to accuse all these of being slanders.

And many people, seeing such a stern rebuttal, believed it to some extent.

But little did they expect, the Washington Post counter-attacked by producing solid evidence.

This made people feel tricked, and rightfully furious!