American Tax Officer-Chapter 724 - 363: The Old Fox Who Knew Difficulty and Retreated

Chapter 724 -363: The Old Fox Who Knew Difficulty and Retreated

“Speaker Nancy, whether this bill will shake the foundation of America is not for you to decide alone, it’s up to the entire Congress!”

Although Nancy is the Speaker of the House and has significant influence there, the bill will surely pass if it gets 218 votes in the House, and given she has many Congress members on her side, there is no need to be too afraid of the opposition.

“Do you even know what you are talking about?”

Nancy, who had been navigating American politics for decades, commanded respect not just from ordinary people, but even from high-ranking officials like the President, Vice President, and Secretary of State.

But now, to be openly defied by a young man like David ignited considerable anger in her.

“As I know, you announced over a week ago that you wouldn’t seek reelection as Speaker nor serve in any capacity on Congressional Hill. Since you’ve chosen to bow out, why not retire peacefully instead of muddying the waters?”

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“And what if I decide to wade in?”

Indeed, due to her age among other reasons, Nancy had announced more than a week prior that she wouldn’t be running for Speaker again.

But even if she didn’t run, given her strong-willed nature, if she backed down from a young man like David now, she wouldn’t be Nancy Garry!

“Then I will have to worry about your late-career indiscretions!”

“Ha, I have never been to Lolita Island; you can’t threaten me with that!”

Hearing this, David was taken aback. He knew that someone had leaked the bill among the congress members previously but hadn’t expected the details of Lolita Island to be out as well.

This suggested that those who had visited Lolita Island likely leaked the bill!

Seeing David’s puzzled look, Nancy thought he had no way to deal with her and couldn’t help feeling smug. But David’s next words froze her expression.

“You may not have been to Lolita Island, but your husband, well-known as the ‘Capitol Hill Stock Guru,’ I wonder how he will fare under our investigation!”

Hearing this, Nancy’s smile stiffened, and she replied sternly, “My husband has his own business and has passed numerous reviews. What more do you want to investigate?”

“On May 28 this year, there was a car crash five miles from your husband’s vineyard. Facing the police, your husband spoke unclearly, couldn’t stand steady, reeked of alcohol, and tried to show a membership card from some foundation. His blood alcohol level tests also confirmed he was driving under the influence; drugs were even detected…”

“Wait..”

Nancy interrupted, frowning and impatiently said, “While it’s true that my husband did have that accident, he was later acquitted of all charges. You cannot leverage this!”

“Yes, you hired California’s top crisis management team, including crisis experts who had managed public relations crises for Harvard University and Nike, like Kaimer, influential PR master Haus Jip, and California’s famous attorney Kokel. They indeed are formidable.”

“But interestingly, just a week before being summoned by the court, Congress was discussing a ‘Semiconductor Bill,’ which would grant America’s semiconductor industry 52 billion US Dollars in subsidies.”

“Funnily enough, just before the vote on this bill, your husband bought a substantial amount of stocks in semiconductor giants like Nvidia, making tens of millions of US Dollars overnight. Am I correct?”

Nancy’s husband is Paulo Galisi.

This guy could certainly be deemed infamous in America. Besides what David already highlighted about drunk driving and insider trading, he had also, at age 16, caused his brother’s death through reckless driving.

Of course, his ongoing freedom despite his notorious past was mainly due to cozying up to Nancy, a powerful Speaker of the House.

Otherwise, he would have ended up in jail long ago.

“Heh, these are all well-known facts that have been thoroughly investigated by the courts, and none could substantiate charges against my husband!”

“But what if I have a chat with Monroe Antonio, Howard Archibald, and Dubois Yancey? How about that?”

Nancy, who had been maintaining her composure, shifted visibly at the mention of these three names.

These three were executives at semiconductor giants Nvidia, Intel, and Qualcomm, respectively. That wasn’t the most crucial point, though.

The key was the Semiconductor Bill David mentioned earlier, from which these three companies benefited the most.

In return, these corporations had sent these executives to strike a series of benefit exchanges with her on the eve of the bill’s passing.

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Now that David knew these three liaisons from that time, if these men were brought in for questioning, with David’s methods, it was uncertain what they might reveal.

Thinking of this deepened the furrows on Nancy’s brow.

She wondered how David had become so confident; it turns out he knew some inside information about the matter.

“Alright, Speaker Nancy, I have no intention of opposing you, but also do not interfere with my actions. It’s best for everyone if we can keep the peace, don’t you think?”

Though Nancy had announced she wouldn’t run for Speaker again, her term hadn’t yet ended.