1960: My uncle is the FBI Director

Chapter 211 is not the CIA
Monday morning.

Director Hoover personally handed Attorney General Robert to a supplementary report on Friday’s FBI operation and briefed him on the operation.

Both the documents and reports maintained that it was a normal operational exercise.

Hoover was lying through his teeth, and Robert was listening to Hoover lie through his teeth.

The two reached a rare and subtle understanding.

The gathering on Friday night was kept secret, and the outside world was unaware of what had happened.

But yesterday afternoon's actions were public.

Robert had received word that the FBI had dispatched nearly a hundred agents to investigate the death of a prisoner.

He suspected there was something special about the prisoner and urgently retrieved Henry Thompson's file.

It turned out he was a robber.

The only connection Hoover has is that his nephew, Theodore, once testified as a witness.

But Theodore is an FBI agent, and before that, he was a detective with the Felton Police Department.

It is perfectly normal for him to appear in court as a witness.

Robert simply couldn't figure out what was so special about this Henry Thompson.

After Hoover finished his report, before Robert could speak, he took out another document and handed it to Robert.

Robert glanced at the file and his expression changed drastically.

The document clearly states that the FBI arrested a CIA agent.

This agent named Tom defended robber Henry Thompson and even colluded with others to steal classified FBI information and publicly disseminate information about FBI agents.

Even more deadly was that the FBI agent's name was Theodore Dixon Hoover.

Robert looked up at Hoover.

Hoover stared at him calmly.

Robert wanted to persuade Hoover to calm down, to ask if the contents of the document were accurate, and to inquire if there was any misunderstanding.

But he couldn't say it.

Everyone in DC has seen the Hoover family jokes.

The famous FBI Director, John Edgar Hoover, had a nephew who was constantly at odds with him.

Countless people are secretly overjoyed.

But despite the laughter, no one tried to approach Theodore, influence him, or escalate the conflict between Theodore and Hoover.

Countless people have this idea, but no one has ever put it into practice.

They were well aware of how much Hoover valued Theodore and how strong his protection was.

President Jack and Hoover were practically at odds, yet he never spoke publicly about his experience recognizing Theodore in Felton.

President Jack was well aware that his relationship with Hoover was only superficially hostile at the moment, but once he actually reached out to Theodore, it would truly be a bitter feud.

That was a declaration of war against Hoover!

They've all turned against Hoover's successor; what else could this be but a declaration of war?
Now someone is leaking Theodore's information, even in court, in front of so many people.

This person did something that countless people wanted to do but didn't have the courage to do.

But Robert was not grateful to him.

Robert was internally cursing the CIA director to death.

He had already realized what was happening.

Because of the incident on April 17, the CIA is facing attacks from both Congress and the White House.

The FBI took advantage of this to seize an unknown amount of power from the CIA.

The CIA has every reason to retaliate through Theodore.

It makes sense!

Even more critically, the CIA is an intelligence agency that reports directly to the president.

President Jack and Hoover did not have a good relationship.

It now appears that the president instructed the CIA to do this!

The logic is sound!

Robert cursed the CIA director countless times in his mind, then steeled himself and made his statement. He said with a serious expression that this matter must be dealt with seriously.

He will personally lodge a protest with the White House, demanding an explanation from the CIA for this overreach of authority.

Hoover was not satisfied with Robert's statement.

He firmly believed that the White House was behind the CIA.

Now that the incident has come to light, Robert wants to shift the blame to the CIA, hoping to let the matter pass without contributing anything himself.

Hoover pointed to the document in Robert's hand and told him that there was a written report to be submitted to Congress at the end of that document.

He plans to report the CIA's overreach to Congress.

He hopes Congress will intervene in the investigation.

Robert looked at Hoover and gradually calmed down.

He understood that Hoover had come to extort him.

The White House is dissatisfied with the CIA, and Congress is also dissatisfied with the CIA. Both are holding the CIA accountable, but this does not mean that the White House wants the CIA to be shut down.

It was the FBI that banned it, in particular.

It was a nightmare.

Robert was somewhat surprised by Hoover's choice.

Based on his understanding of Hoover, he believed Hoover should have retaliated in a more intense, obsessive, and ruthless manner.

Thinking about the photos and envelopes I had received before, a strange sense of grievance welled up inside me.

Robert put aside his jumbled thoughts and asked Hoover about his plans.

Hoover stated without hesitation that the CIA director should be held responsible and should be removed from office.

Robert refused without hesitation.

The White House is also preparing to dismiss the CIA director.

President Jack was extremely dissatisfied with the CIA's performance on April 17, and coupled with the FBI's opposition, he had little trust in the existing intelligence agencies.

President Jack is currently preparing to establish a new intelligence agency to replace the CIA and directly compete with the FBI.

The organization is currently under construction and is not yet mature enough to be put into use and play its role.

This is also why President Jack, despite being dissatisfied with and even angry at the CIA director's performance, has not yet dismissed him.

Robert couldn't possibly let the new agency die in its infancy just because the CIA was going to be abandoned.

Hoover fell into a brief silence.

Robert's attitude was not what he expected.

He had received clear intelligence that President Jack was disgusted with the CIA director.

Removing the CIA director is in the White House's interest and should not be opposed.

Hoover suppressed his doubts and put away the third document he had prepared that contained information related to Harold Johnson.

He didn't press the matter further, and after confirming Robert's attitude, he turned and left.

Robert opened his mouth, wanting to call out to Hoover, but ultimately didn't.

He stared blankly at the two documents on the table for a while, picked up the receiver, thought for a moment, and then put it down again.

He put on his coat, grabbed two documents, left the Department of Justice building, and hurried toward the White House.

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In the afternoon, the statements of the four Latino prisoners were delivered to Superintendent Rosen.

Supervisor Rosen was very busy and wasn't very interested in these testimonies. He just wanted to skim through them so he could have a general idea when he reported to the chief later.

There were a lot of statements, and they were all mixed up and messy.

The very beginning contains a large amount of criminal activity.

The descriptions of how to steal, how to rob, how to be arrested and imprisoned are quite detailed and convincing.

Supervisor Rosen impatiently flipped to the end.

Four Latino prisoners confessed to killing Henry Thompson but refused to acknowledge the CIA agent's identity.

They are not CIA agents!

(End of this chapter)