The Blacklist

Chapter 290: Successful Planning, David Elected

By the second weekend of early October, more than a dozen major domestic media outlets suddenly exposed a major scandal: Republican presidential candidate Senator Robert Diaz accepted hundreds of millions of dollars in donations from hostile countries during his campaign!
As soon as the news came out, the whole country was in an uproar. Everyone knew who this hostile country was referring to. If the president of the United States was elected with their funds, he would definitely be controlled by the enemy country. How could the interests of the United States be guaranteed?
Both Diaz's campaign office and the Republican Campaign Committee issued statements accusing the news of being fake and seeking legal action against the rumormongers...

However, a video of Diaz's meeting with Alexander Kirk, a Russian energy oligarch, appeared on the Internet, along with clear audio, proving that he not only accepted campaign funds donated by Kirk, but also received special promises...

In addition, there is the confession of Peter Pruitt, chairman of the "American Original Scene" Foundation, who is responsible for operating these funds, and the transaction details issued by the New York branch of Atlantic Silver, which is responsible for the storage and transfer of these funds...

Major media outlets including ABC, CBC, The Washington Post, and New York Daily News immediately followed up and released all the evidence at once. This was much more serious than adding fuel to the fire and was simply a bomb of public opinion!
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On Monday, October 10, a White House spokesman conveyed the current president's opinion at a press conference: This situation in the presidential election is extremely bad in nature and must be taken seriously...

Only half an hour later, National Security Advisor Raven Wright publicly issued a statement, saying that this incident was extremely serious and endangered national security, and the federal court and the Congressional Election Commission should take a clear attitude...

At two o'clock in the afternoon, the Joint Campaign Oversight Committee of the House and Senate issued a statement: Republican presidential candidate Robert Diaz was suspected of serious violations of the Federal Election Act and ordered his election qualifications to be suspended and the final review by the Federal Supreme Court.

Subsequently, the head of the DOJ, the federal attorney general, announced that an independent prosecutor would be appointed to conduct a formal investigation into Senator Diaz's alleged violations of multiple federal laws.

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In the evening, Kerry received a call from Democratic candidate David Palmer. Only then did he understand what Kerry meant by his previous words. This kind of thing could not be expressed with just a thank you. He could only keep it in his heart and be glad to have such a friend!

However, Carrie smiled and said that there was nothing to thank him for. He just couldn't stand guys like Diaz and would naturally use him when he had the chance... Then he asked David to work hard and hold on for less than a month to win the election. Then they could have a good drink together!
After hanging up the phone, he smiled at Gina behind the desk and said, "David is safe now. I didn't expect that the future president would be one of our own. This is quite a rare thing!"

Gina's knowledge is no longer what it used to be. Hearing this, she said, "Of course this is a good thing, but the President of the United States can't decide everything. We still have to rely on ourselves."

Kerry certainly knows this, so he works hard to strengthen himself and the departments under his jurisdiction. Now the postal system under his control can be said to be a basically independent organization. Whether it is CTU, IRS, or DOJ, they can't really restrict him! In this case, as long as he controls the degree, he is not afraid of anyone.

Of course, it would be better if one of his own people became president. He should consider that during the four or eight years when David is in office, he should continue to consolidate his position and that of the post office. He does not seek to bully others, but no one should bully him!
On Thursday, October 10, the Federal Supreme Court ruled that presidential candidate Robert Diaz violated the Federal Constitution and Federal Election Law, and disqualified him from running for president and will never be allowed to run again.

Immediately afterwards, the Senate Credentials Review Committee announced that Diaz's senatorship would be revoked.

Then the Republican National Committee announced that Diaz would be permanently expelled. Finally, the DOJ announced that the Independent Counsel's Office had issued an arrest warrant for Diaz, and the USMS (Federal Marshals Service) was responsible for executing the arrest and preparing to formally prosecute him!

Everyone understands that the Republican presidential election is over. Although it temporarily proposed to replace Diaz with the vice presidential candidate, everyone knows that there is no time and no opportunity!
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On Thursday, November 11, the 3th U.S. presidential election officially began. Just after three o'clock in the afternoon, the situation was clear. Democratic candidate David Palmer had already won the electoral votes of more than 58 states, with less than ten states left. It didn't matter even if he lost all of them!

At 4 p.m., all major media outlets had begun reporting one-sidedly: declaring David Palmer the winner...

当晚十时，国会参众两院联合竞选监督委员会正式宣布：民主党候选人大卫·帕尔默赢得竞选，当选第45任暨第58届美国总统，任期为2017年1月20日至2021年1月20日。

At 12 noon the next day, after reviewing the ballots, the Federal Supreme Court confirmed the election results!

At this point, the result is set and cannot be changed.
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Palmer's campaign team held an internal gathering on Thursday night.

On Friday night, Democratic senators and representatives held a celebratory reception.

On Saturday, Palmer traveled to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to attend the Democratic National Committee's gala.

It was not until Sunday afternoon, after Palmer returned to Washington, that he met with Carrey alone and actually asked him for a drink!
That evening, a little after seven o'clock, Katie Todd, who was sent from SLR, escorted David Palmer and was taken to the post office by Jeffrey's team. Because of the need to maintain confidentiality for the time being, it was not appropriate for the two sides to have open contact.

In a separate small restaurant on the ninth floor of the post office, Carrie set a table himself. The dishes were not freshly cooked by the chef, but rather authentic Chinese dishes that he had packed from Chinatown restaurants in Washington, New York, Baltimore and other places. There were chicken, duck, fish, meat, and seasonal vegetables, each with its own flavor.

However, the food was not the main thing. Since Palmer insisted that he should buy him some drinks, Kerry naturally satisfied him - he prepared several boxes of 52-proof Wuliangye, which he thought tasted better!
After just one sip, Palmer frowned. Just when Carrie was about to laugh at him, he exhaled a long breath and praised, "Wow! Is this Chinese wine? So strong! So delicious! I like it!"

Carrie took a sip, looked at his performance, was stunned for a moment, and then burst into laughter. This David is indeed likable!
Donald, Nawabi, Jeffrey and Elise, who were at the table, watched the two men drink and joined them for a while, but they were all very spicy and couldn't stop coughing, which made Carey and Palmer laugh together, livening up the atmosphere at the table!
(End of this chapter)