"How do you plan to deal with these people?" The old man shrugged. "Federal law stipulates that people holding public office can be exempt from investigation."
"Members of Congress play a crucial role in the country's entire political system. If you want to bring them down, I'm afraid it won't be easy!"
Political infighting was always the most terrifying kind of political incident. Once it could no longer be suppressed, people would soon start engaging in infighting for its own sake.
That was why the Federal Government had always been extremely cautious when investigating serving officials. Most people wielding great power were exempt from investigation while in office.
Whether it was the Federal President, a governor, or a member of Congress!
To launch an investigation against them, one had to wait until they left office.
But now, the Presidential Palace had reclaimed Congress's power. Congressional operations had practically ground to a halt, and voting to select legislators had also been suspended.
Unless something highly unusual happened, the Senate seats would not change much in the short term.
Lin Qi knew exactly what the old man wanted.
He also knew even more clearly that pushing his nephew into office would create a crack between himself and Gladstone—a crack that was invisible for now, but undeniably existed.
He was not pushing one of Gladstone's people. He was pushing his own man, the heir to his entire political legacy. As a result, Gladstone would instinctively feel deep dissatisfaction.
He could not yet say that he had established a firm foothold within the Progressive Party. If he could add another senator under his command, the committee would certainly give him more support.
After all, the Federation had only so many senators. Every additional senator in his hands meant one fewer in someone else's.
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