David Palmer has really become popular in the past two days. I am afraid that only the popularity when he was elected president can be compared to this time.
When Irving returned to San Francisco, he turned on the TV and almost all major channels were broadcasting about his impeachment.
NSA, the full name is the National Security Agency, has always been a very mysterious existence in the United States. Its confidentiality level is higher than that of the CIA, but it is so low-key that some Americans don't even know about the existence of the NSA.
The NSA and Sam Fisher were mentioned several times in the news, and the program crew even conducted some thoughtful science popularization on the NSA. Only then did many Americans realize that their own country has such a powerful intelligence agency.
Now, what's even more awesome is that the ace agent in this agency came forward to expose that the president had secretly sold arms to terrorist organizations. Judging from the evidence provided, it is very likely that the matter is true, and in the end Ambassador Stevens died
He was obviously rescued, but eventually died in a plane crash with the SEAL team. When the two facts are combined, the credibility immediately increases a lot.
Of course Irving knew that these were true, and he originally thought that no one would ever know about it. He knew, but he couldn't say that this matter was one of the conditions for the agreement between him and David Palmer.
But he didn't expect that it would be Sam Fisher who finally revealed the matter.
NSA has always been in the honeymoon period with President Palmer. After TU lost the president's trust, the president's first intention was to replace TU with NSA. The fourth echelon is equivalent to NSA's Omega. Irving can't understand Sam Fisher.
Why do this.
In addition, regarding Sam Fisher, Irving originally thought that he had died in Benghazi, but he unexpectedly survived, which can be regarded as a brush.
"The impeachment inquiry about the president is still ongoing, and there is evidence that..."
"President David Palmer refused to answer all questions. However, at yesterday's hearing he stated that if the investigation continues, he will use the presidential pardon power to pardon himself if necessary..."
"As for presidential pardons, there has never been a precedent in American history for a president to pardon himself. The legal expert group said whether this is consistent with the constitution remains to be verified..."
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When you turn on the TV, the news about the impeachment of the president is overwhelming. Those who don't know better think that the president has stepped down. You can think of it, David Palmer must be very worried now.
Irving changed the channels one by one. The popularity is really high. David Palmer must have taken some measures, but the media doesn't care about you. As long as there is popularity and something to watch, the presidential scandal will be broadcast correctly. They always feel that they are the uncrowned king.
, there is no president in the history of the United States who was disgraced and resigned by them.
While watching the news, the phone suddenly rang. Owen picked up the phone and it was Benjamin.
Seeing this name, Irving suddenly had a realization. Benjamin's father, Jonathan Affleck, was previously the Secretary of State in David Palmer's administration and was rich in political resources.
After the election season began, Jonathan decided to run and resigned as Secretary of State. This time the David Palmer matter was so lively, and the Jonathan Affleck campaign team was behind the trouble.
"Hi, Benjamin..."
"Hi, Owen, I heard that you almost died a while ago..."
"Come on, you know I can't reveal any details. Okay, if you have anything to do, just tell me. You never call me when nothing happens..."
Owen got straight to the point. Although the previous operations on the Russian border were kept secret, the influence of the black box was too great, and the Benjamin family was deeply involved with high-level forces in the United States. It was normal for them to know some inside information.
"You guy, you always say that I am so powerful, okay, then I will say it straight."
"My father, Jonathan Affleck, is a strong contender to be the next President of the United States. Among the several contenders, the only one who can pose a threat to him is David Palmer..."
“Did you cause the recent impeachment scandal?”
Owen suddenly interrupted. He had a rough guess in his mind, but he still wanted to confirm it.
"Haha, of course not. Sam Fisher is not someone who can be easily dealt with. David Palmer's private reselling of weapons to terrorists touched his bottom line as a human being, so Sam Fisher would not hesitate to expose his identity.
We must also expose his crimes. You were also a secret agent before. You should know that it is very dangerous for agents like you to reveal your identity."
"Why did he react so loudly?"
Owen felt that what Benjamin said should be true. Sam Fisher did not look like a person who could be bribed easily, but as a fourth-echelon agent, he probably saw the dirty politics no less than he did.
Acceptable, Irving couldn't understand why Fisher had such a big reaction.
"His daughter died half a month ago in revenge from terrorists..."
"I see."
Now Owen understood. Agents are a very special group. They walk between life and death every day, look down upon life and death, and ignore life. Many things that ordinary people value are worthless to them, but similarly, everything must have its consequences.
Duality, once they value something, they will regard it as life.
There are countless such examples. Some agents love money, some agents value their relatives, some agents value honor, and some treat their pets like relatives.
In this regard, these agents will become extremely paranoid. Once the things they value are destroyed, the destructive power of the agents will be equally astonishing. Brian is the best example. His relatives are the only ones he has in this world.
Belief, when this belief is in danger, even if it is the enemy of the whole world, he will not hesitate.
Now Sam Fisher is obviously in the same situation. His daughter was killed in revenge by terrorists. It happened that the president was reselling arms to terrorists. It would be strange if he didn't explode. If it were Irving, Irving would probably kill David directly.
Pamo.
"Now you understand, we did not start this matter. We have always competed reasonably, but his own ass is not clean. We are just guiding him..."
Guided by the trend? Haha, I’m afraid it’s you who will take the lead in the future, right...
"Then you called me because..."
Owen continued to ask.
"I have learned that this matter is related to the dead Ambassador Stevens, and you were the last person to contact him before his death, so I hope you can stand up to support Sam Fisher. With your support
, No matter what David Palmer says, it is useless, no one will believe him anymore..."
Benjamin has already guessed that Owen also knows the truth of the matter, which is actually not difficult to guess.
But it was impossible for Irving to agree to him. Remaining silent on this matter was a tacit agreement between Irving and David Palmer, so Jack Bauer could be safe and sound.