Chapter 1177: Troubles Encountered During Review

Troubles Encountered During Review

The President sat in his large chair and looked at Senator Cleveland. After a while, he raised his eyebrows and said, "Between me and Potter..."

He wanted to say that Director Luo Bu was a deal between him and Potter. Sending someone to this position in advance could bring a lot of convenience to Mr. Potter in many aspects, although Director Luo Bu eventually distorted this result with his "excellence," it didn't prevent this deal from existing between the President and Mr. Potter.

As for what he and Mr. Potter exchanged, perhaps only he and Mr. Potter know, but Senator Cleveland doesn't really want to know these things. It's nothing more than some... disregard for policies left by the previous President or some pardons.

The Federal President can sign pardons, pardoning certain criminals, no matter what they have done. This is a special power granted to the President by the Constitution.

Even Congress cannot deny or reject pardons signed by the President.

But this world is like this: there is arrival, there is departure; there is life, there is death.

Pardons that no one can deny, but the President himself can deny them. It sounds like a self-contradictory stupid statement.

But don't forget, the President also has a term. All pardons signed by the previous President are naturally valid, but after the next President takes office, he can deny the previous President's pardons, or other presidential privileges, and launch investigations again.

Every transition between presidents often involves some deals that the public cannot see. It's not that these deals are so profound that people can't understand them; it's purely that they are not given to them to see.

Because these things will shake the foundation of the federal political party.

Just like the current President, he did a lot of things in seeking a second term, and many of the decisions in these things were undoubtedly very bad, and he also used some despicable means, otherwise he wouldn't have triggered the "riot" in the political scene.

He can be said to be one of the core problems that caused the Social Party to lose control of the Federation.

Naturally, in this process, he also made many mistakes, and it can even be said that they were crimes, including some of his family members, friends, and so on.

He wanted to protect these people, so he signed pardons, pardoning them for all their crimes—first, an investigation needs to be filed, and when the judiciary believes they are guilty, his signing of this thing will be useful.

Doing so might ruin some people's future, but... who the hell cares?

They have already obtained what they wanted: money, status, power, influence. As for what will happen later, they don't care at all!

In order to ensure that these pardons are always valid, the President must ensure that Mr. Potter will not settle old scores after taking office, which is why he clearly was a President elected by the Social Party, but had some dealings and deals with the Liberal Party's presidential candidate.

When Mr. Potter's term is about to end, he will actually do the same deal with the presidential candidate who has the most hope of winning the next term.

He signs some presidential privileges and exchanges the disregard for his abuse of privileges by the successor President through the concession of partial interests.

Director Luo Bu is part of the deal. Now asking him to change or withdraw this deal, the President is definitely unwilling.

Doing it is very simple, but once Mr. Potter is sworn in and turns against him because of this matter, he will be a bit gain not worth the loss.

Facing Senator Cleveland's request, he appeared powerless and unwilling to get involved.

Senator Cleveland clearly knows some inside information. He didn't force the President to make this matter immediately, but simply explained the current situation.

"This director Luo Bu is very likely not to come out, so you didn't violate the deal between you and him. What you need to do now is to arrange an acting director for the vacant Federal Bureau of Investigation, and after the case there ends, change this acting director to a formal director."

While we can still control Congress.

The President frowned, "It sounds like this. I'll make a call and ask."

Then, in front of Senator Cleveland, he dialed the phone of the Federal Prosecutor's Office and inquired about the "completeness" of the case. When he knew that there were both witnesses and material evidence, he understood that Senator Cleveland hadn't deceived him on this matter.

He put down the phone and considered it. Senator Cleveland didn't urge him either, "This matter relates to many of our subsequent plans. You have already let us down once. Will this be the second time?"

Facing Senator Cleveland's cold gaze, the President also shivered.

In the history of the Federation, there have been more than one tragic presidential family. Although these families have had presidents, after they did certain things they shouldn't have done, the entire family fell into "misfortune."

It is already a kind of mercy to drown in a swimming pool under the gaze of dozens of people. Some who are unlucky, they don't let this family die out, but keep torturing them, which can be called the model of small-mindedness of federal politicians!

It is even possible that the President, his family, was also one of the behind-the-scenes hands.

It is precisely because he knows some more terrible practices within the political party that he has become very careful and cautious now.

"I am very worried, Jeffrey. You know some things I can't say in such detail, but once I have an unpleasant quarrel with him, it will make me very passive!"

He no longer has the iron blood and strength during the war, nor does he have that kind of tough attitude. He now looks like a very injured old man, begging others not to hurt him.

Senator Cleveland shook his head, "No one will make you passive. The only thing I can tell you is that regarding this matter, you don't need to worry. We have ways to deal with it."

"His victory is only because he is the most suitable person, not because he defeated us, do you understand what I mean?"

These words sound a bit inexplicable at first, but as the President pondered deeply, he seemed to have tasted something.

The look toward Senator Cleveland also changed. He didn't ask the question in his heart—you don't intend to let him be re-elected?

Because he knew that this person wouldn't answer him directly, and wouldn't even give him any response, and at the same time, this is a fact!

After a while, he sighed, "Who did you look at?"

Senator Cleveland gave him a somewhat unfamiliar name, but it didn't matter. Whether he knew it or not didn't matter. What mattered was that the Social Party now needed this person to stand in this position.

After achieving his goal, Senator Cleveland intended to leave. The President took the initiative to send him to the gate of the Presidential Palace, "I just want to retire safely now."

His meaning is very clear. He doesn't want to be involved in the political intrigue between the two parties again, nor is he willing to arm-wrestle with Mr. Potter who is about to take office.

Senator Cleveland showed a meaningful smile, "You got the benefits, ate your fill, and want to pat your butt and leave?"

He didn't give any further hints, just shook his head, "In short, when we need you, you had better be able to stand on our side."

He said and raised his hand to salute, "See you later, Mr. President."

After speaking, he didn't wait for the President to respond, drilled into the car on the roadside, and left quickly.

The President looked at the departing motorcade and sighed. The means he used when seeking a second term were so bad and despicable, he now has... well, actually, he is not that regretful, and it can't be said that he is not at all, just a little, not much.

These few years of tenure brought him and his family a lot of benefits, especially his good cooperation and interest dealings with those constantly expanding military-industrial groups during the war.

This relationship should be able to be maintained until he dies, and their family can benefit from it.

For these benefits, paying a little is not impossible.

The matter of Director Luo Bu of the Federal Bureau of Investigation being taken away spread faster under the promotion of some people. Soon, the "Federal Post" had another sales peak. People wanted to know what he had done to be taken away.

At the same time, the President also let the news spokesperson express his reaction to Director Luo Bu accepting the investigation. The President said it was hard to believe that all this happened, and he had already requested the Prosecutor's Office to conduct a detailed investigation into this case.

It is impossible not to consider the facts and control people just because there are some accusations that may be framed.

But it is also impossible to think that he has no wrong behavior just because Luo Bu is a senior federal employee.

Not letting go of a bad person, but also not hurting a good person, this is the President's opinion.

Considering that this might be a case that needs time, during this period, the daily work of the Federal Bureau of Investigation also needs to continue, so the President appointed a person that everyone didn't know much about to become the new "acting director."

This matter was soon smoothly passed in Congress—

The appointment of the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation is the power of the President, but Congress can reject this candidate through voting.

This is perhaps the interesting and boring part of federal politics. They are always doing this. The person who proposes the candidate cannot decide whether this person passes, and Congress, which can decide whether this person passes, cannot propose the candidate itself.

It seems that this has eliminated some power corruption problems, but when it should be corrupt, corruption still occurs.

Tacit games appear not only in sports events but also in politics.

At the first moment Congress passed this candidate, Mr. Potter called the President and inquired about this matter.

Regarding this, the President indicated that he had fulfilled the promise of the deal between him and Mr. Potter. He let Luo Bu become the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and passed it in Congress.

Now Luo Bu was taken away by the Prosecutor's Office to accept the investigation, and he heard that Luo Bu wouldn't be able to come out in a short time. The work of the Federal Bureau of Investigation definitely couldn't fall into a standstill.

Now they are still shouldering the heavy responsibility of eradicating gangs, and the entire Federal Bureau of Investigation is working around this matter.

So someone is needed to preside over daily work, and he arranged an acting director to temporarily take over the work of the investigation bureau.

The remaining things can completely wait until he takes office himself before making a decision.

Regarding this, although Mr. Potter had some complaints, he didn't continue to pursue it. After all, he was about to be sworn in, and there was no need to tangle in such small problems.

And he believed that it was only a matter of time before they took over the entire Congress.

In such invisible deals, the new acting director has taken office and didn't cause any huge waves in these things.

Everything is transitioning smoothly, except for Director Luo Bu in the Prosecutor's Office.

Now he is no longer the director. With more evidence sent by his cousin being displayed in front of him, as an old law enforcer, Luo Bu's psychological defense line is also collapsing bit by bit.

It's like the feeling of "how the hell did you tell them even this," unable to believe that the person he trusted most stabbed him in the most critical moment.

Then he would consider pessimistic thoughts like "since even such important secrets have been leaked, what other secrets has he not said?"

When people's emotions fluctuate greatly, memory often has some problems. He has been unable to remember clearly which things his cousin, the director, participated in, and which he didn't participate in, which led to new content appearing in the process of interrogation and confessing some problems.

For example, Luo Bu confessed some additional sources of funds, as well as some additional bank accounts, which brought more things and work to the Prosecutor's Office.

The prosecutor responsible for this case didn't go home immediately after finishing a day's work, but drove to Senator Cleveland's manor. Senator Cleveland called him and wanted to chat with him.

In normal times, he wouldn't be qualified to visit this manor. Just a prosecutor, not the Prosecutor General, he couldn't even stir up a water drop-sized water splash in the federal political scene!

But because of Luo Bu's case, he had the opportunity to come to this place full of mystery and mysterious colors.

"Just sit down, I just want to know the development of the case, I hope these won't make you embarrassed."

The prosecutor immediately indicated that these were not embarrassing, and then talked with Senator Cleveland about the trial process of this case.

Hearing the end, Senator Cleveland frowned slightly, "Do you think you need how long to solve this case?"

It is already the end of November, and it will be December in a few days. There are only thirty-odd days left before the President is sworn in next January.

He faintly felt that now Luo Bu confesses some problems from time to time, not really confessing problems, he is dragging time!

The prosecutor considered it, "If we want to figure out all the problems, it might take three months to half a year."

"And, Luo Bu seems to be dragging time. He could have confessed centrally, but he always confesses some problems every day or two."

Senator Cleveland agreed, "I also have the same point of view. Is there any way to accelerate this process?"

The prosecutor was a bit embarrassed, "This case is also being watched by the Liberal Party side, and some means are not convenient for us to use."

At this time, in Senator Cleveland's mind, a suitable candidate popped up.

Lans.

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