The plot thickens!The Elders Meet
August 15th, 2001:
Despite the stuffy atmosphere of the room, it could be guaranteed that there were no wiretaps in the room or on any of the personnel of the meeting. One of the benefits, perhaps, of having the top brass of the FBI involved was that one had such peace of mind to speak freely. The dining Enclave Hotel in D.C. was a place accustomed to meetings involving classified information, and ensuring there were no leaks was paramount to the success of their schemings.
After the final clearance that there were no signs of a raid, the men sat down and promptly went to the topic of business. Mueller’s new file on the president was giving even more damning evidence. A Presidential steak knife had DNA that matched the remains of James Pope’s body after he had supposedly slit his own wrists and fell into a creek somewhere in Northern Virginia, after what police presumed was a business proposition in Washington fell through. The knife was about to be sold to a collector as part of a Bundy-ite revenue scheme, (selling collectibles to fund White House renovations), but had been sneaked away by one Agent Fitzgerald. Moreover, Teddy Nguema, the president’s mysterious confidante and protege, had been seen using a Secret Service car in the area where the body was later found, and shortly after the time of death. The witnesses were a group of drunk Georgetown Prep kids trying to make out in a “secret spot”. Thankfully the runt of the litter, a shorter, fatter, nerd- the designated driver of the group- was politics-obsessed enough to identify Nguema. Even more damning for the president, White House audio tapes revealed that Mr. Pope had made multiple personal visits, but not on any official agenda to the White House in the past year. Most assumed he was a “minister-without-portfolio” character, or just an unofficial adviser, though he had no official relationship to the administration.
More evidence came from multiple witnesses, who all recalled that Bundy had been visibly irritated after his meetings with the businessman. Chances were they had one last visit at his residence when the deed was done. A rather pretty secretary observed that Bundy had been especially flirty to her that night, to the point where she had to sternly, but politely, remind him he was married. According to her account, overall Bundy was “in the best of moods” the night Pope died. Given the evidence on Bundy’s mental state, one could easily connect the dots about what happened that night, which would explain his abnormal behavior.
Earlier in the meeting, Romney had proposed impeachment on the grounds of committing high crimes. He claimed it would show nobility and honesty that a party would be willing to impeach its own president, and that voters would remember that come the midterms. The men all looked each other in the eye, trying to read the other’s emotions. Everyone made varying sounds of approval before moving onto the next topic at hand. It was not discussed again until Trump spoke up. While he was initially detailing his plans to restore trust in the case that the nation’s economy was affected, he quickly changed the subject in the middle of his statement.
Trump began a tirade over how voter stupidity would make the announcement of these charges fodder for opposition ads, and allow the Democrats and Progressives to team up to “transform America within a generation, and turn us into the SFSR but with Giant Marble Statues of George Wallace everywhere”. While it was one of the more unexpected of Trump’s rants, given that the oil was running dry and that it was approaching midnight, it was quite convincing for most in the room. Trump was making points they were too afraid to say out loud. However unpolished he was, he made a point. “Besides,” he added, “I don’t expect many senators to cross party lines to remove their president.” Romney agreed.
However, while all the parties involved had many reasons why NOT to do this or that, few could unite this secret cabal, getting rid of this scourge of a president, as quickly as possible. America depended on them, whether they knew it or not. They had to strike while the iron was hot, or before loyalists to the president found out. The Vice President would know their intentions were noble, though Press Secretary Alex Jones would be another story. As for the people in the room, none of them had anything to gain politically by leaking to the press, so they all trusted that no one would do so. If anyone did leak, their political careers would be as ruined as everyone else’s.
It seemed that there was no more use in talking, so they agreed to adjourn until some point in the next month. One of the members of Mueller’s personal detail, who had been fully briefed on the events, walked up to Romney as he was about to leave. “Hello, Mr. Mc--”
“Call me Evan.”
“Alright Evan, what is it? Is it about this meeting?”
“Well, I was just wondering. Trump might have a point, much as I disagree with his aesthetics. We got to do something to save our democracy, like I don’t know…”
“What are you thinking of?”
Mr. McMullin eyed the room before leaning in to whisper in his ear. “Oh never mind, but you’ll hear from me soon.”
Before taking care of parting business, they decided upon the date that they would take action. September 5th.
Also, Mueller involved in an actual "deep state" and getting Trump involved is probably the greatest irony in this one since Steve Bannon converting to Islam (was that real and part of this or was that another TL.....)
The Elders Meet
August 15th, 2001:
Despite the stuffy atmosphere of the room, it could be guaranteed that there were no wiretaps in the room or on any of the personnel of the meeting. One of the benefits, perhaps, of having the top brass of the FBI involved was that one had such peace of mind to speak freely. The dining Enclave Hotel in D.C. was a place accustomed to meetings involving classified information, and ensuring there were no leaks was paramount to the success of their schemings.
After the final clearance that there were no signs of a raid, the men sat down and promptly went to the topic of business. Mueller’s new file on the president was giving even more damning evidence. A Presidential steak knife had DNA that matched the remains of James Pope’s body after he had supposedly slit his own wrists and fell into a creek somewhere in Northern Virginia, after what police presumed was a business proposition in Washington fell through. The knife was about to be sold to a collector as part of a Bundy-ite revenue scheme, (selling collectibles to fund White House renovations), but had been sneaked away by one Agent Fitzgerald. Moreover, Teddy Nguema, the president’s mysterious confidante and protege, had been seen using a Secret Service car in the area where the body was later found, and shortly after the time of death. The witnesses were a group of drunk Georgetown Prep kids trying to make out in a “secret spot”. Thankfully the runt of the litter, a shorter, fatter, nerd- the designated driver of the group- was politics-obsessed enough to identify Nguema. Even more damning for the president, White House audio tapes revealed that Mr. Pope had made multiple personal visits, but not on any official agenda to the White House in the past year. Most assumed he was a “minister-without-portfolio” character, or just an unofficial adviser, though he had no official relationship to the administration.
More evidence came from multiple witnesses, who all recalled that Bundy had been visibly irritated after his meetings with the businessman. Chances were they had one last visit at his residence when the deed was done. A rather pretty secretary observed that Bundy had been especially flirty to her that night, to the point where she had to sternly, but politely, remind him he was married. According to her account, overall Bundy was “in the best of moods” the night Pope died. Given the evidence on Bundy’s mental state, one could easily connect the dots about what happened that night, which would explain his abnormal behavior.
Earlier in the meeting, Romney had proposed impeachment on the grounds of committing high crimes. He claimed it would show nobility and honesty that a party would be willing to impeach its own president, and that voters would remember that come the midterms. The men all looked each other in the eye, trying to read the other’s emotions. Everyone made varying sounds of approval before moving onto the next topic at hand. It was not discussed again until Trump spoke up. While he was initially detailing his plans to restore trust in the case that the nation’s economy was affected, he quickly changed the subject in the middle of his statement.
Trump began a tirade over how voter stupidity would make the announcement of these charges fodder for opposition ads, and allow the Democrats and Progressives to team up to “transform America within a generation, and turn us into the SFSR but with Giant Marble Statues of George Wallace everywhere”. While it was one of the more unexpected of Trump’s rants, given that the oil was running dry and that it was approaching midnight, it was quite convincing for most in the room. Trump was making points they were too afraid to say out loud. However unpolished he was, he made a point. “Besides,” he added, “I don’t expect many senators to cross party lines to remove their president.” Romney agreed.
However, while all the parties involved had many reasons why NOT to do this or that, few could unite this secret cabal, getting rid of this scourge of a president, as quickly as possible. America depended on them, whether they knew it or not. They had to strike while the iron was hot, or before loyalists to the president found out. The Vice President would know their intentions were noble, though Press Secretary Alex Jones would be another story. As for the people in the room, none of them had anything to gain politically by leaking to the press, so they all trusted that no one would do so. If anyone did leak, their political careers would be as ruined as everyone else’s.
It seemed that there was no more use in talking, so they agreed to adjourn until some point in the next month. One of the members of Mueller’s personal detail, who had been fully briefed on the events, walked up to Romney as he was about to leave. “Hello, Mr. Mc--”
“Call me Evan.”
“Alright Evan, what is it? Is it about this meeting?”
“Well, I was just wondering. Trump might have a point, much as I disagree with his aesthetics. We got to do something to save our democracy, like I don’t know…”
“What are you thinking of?”
Mr. McMullin eyed the room before leaning in to whisper in his ear. “Oh never mind, but you’ll hear from me soon.”
Before taking care of parting business, they decided upon the date that they would take action. September 5th.
Wait, where did it say that?Wow. Romney, Trump, and the rest of the gang must be real monsters if they're willing to cover up Bundy's heinous crimes to save their own political careers.
Wait, where did it say that?
Trump began a tirade over how voter stupidity would make the announcement of these charges fodder for opposition ads, and allow the Democrats and Progressives to team up to “transform America within a generation, and turn us into the SFSR but with Giant Marble Statues of George Wallace everywhere”. While it was one of the more unexpected of Trump’s rants, given that the oil was running dry and that it was approaching midnight, it was quite convincing for most in the room. Trump was making points they were too afraid to say out loud. However unpolished he was, he made a point. “Besides,” he added, “I don’t expect many senators to cross party lines to remove their president.” Romney agreed.
However, while all the parties involved had many reasons why NOT to do this or that, few could unite this secret cabal, getting rid of this scourge of a president, as quickly as possible. America depended on them, whether they knew it or not. They had to strike while the iron was hot, or before loyalists to the president found out. The Vice President would know their intentions were noble, though Press Secretary Alex Jones would be another story. As for the people in the room, none of them had anything to gain politically by leaking to the press, so they all trusted that no one would do so. If anyone did leak, their political careers would be as ruined as everyone else’s.
Wow. Romney, Trump, and the rest of the gang must be real monsters if they're willing to cover up Bundy's heinous crimes to save their own political careers.
They're politicians, after all, and interested on saving their careers. However, let's not forget that they came with the initiative to keep an eye on Bundy, so they at least deserve this credit.
Uhhh, that doesn't mean that they're gonna keep Bundy's misdeeds under wraps forever-they're just waiting for the right moment to expose them..
There is an argument that a President being exposed as a serial killer who started a war in order to vicariously get off on the death of tens of millions would end up being worse to the national psyche than Watergate, the Great Depression, and the civil war all put together.No, they don't deserve credit. They're preventing a serial killer's victims from getting justice because their self-interest out weighs their concern for their fellow man, They're not doing all this because they need to stop Bundy, they're doing all this because if it gets out - which it seems pretty close to - it would destroy their careers. Any politician that would miscarry justice in this way would be awful.
It sounds like they're gonna keep this stuff under wraps for as long as possible. I don't trust that any of them would be willing to say "oh yeah and that GOP President from a few years ago? We murdered him because he's a serial killer but we also destroyed evidence of his crimes so that we could all stay in office. I guess you could say we're pretty cool " If they're not willing to out Bundy now for the greater good then I doubt they ever will.
There is an argument that a President being exposed as a serial killer who started a war in order to vicariously get off on the death of tens of millions would end up being worse to the national psyche than Watergate, the Great Depression, and the civil war all put together.
There is an argument that a President being exposed as a serial killer who started a war in order to vicariously get off on the death of tens of millions would end up being worse to the national psyche than Watergate, the Great Depression, and the civil war all put together.
Did you even read this part?It sounds like they're gonna keep this stuff under wraps for as long as possible. I don't trust that any of them would be willing to say "oh yeah and that GOP President from a few years ago? We murdered him because he's a serial killer but we also destroyed evidence of his crimes so that we could all stay in office. I guess you could say we're pretty cool " If they're not willing to out Bundy now for the greater good then I doubt they ever will.
Before taking care of parting business, they decided upon the date that they would take action. September 5th.
Did you even read this part?
The issue with what you say is that... honestly, America hasn't ever endured anything close to what having the twice-elected President as someone who's crimes could honestly rival Hitler or Stalin or Mao in scope and dwarf them in sheer audacity (not as part of a program, just for his own sick ends). Watergate comes closest but still undershoots it by miles (Nixon's wrongdoing was fundamentally harmless in the scheme of things since the Watergate break in did nothing in terms of real world harm; the wrongdoing was in that it actually happened). With Watergate the blow to the national psyche to see Nixon go through that was huge... the Bundy crimes would be far, far, far worse, akin to the most brutal of depressions for the nation.Yes, I read the whole thing. They explicitly say that they're not gonna go to the press and instead just off Bundy on their own.
The issue with what you say is that... honestly, America hasn't ever endured anything close to what having the twice-elected President as someone who's crimes could honestly rival Hitler or Stalin or Mao in scope and dwarf them in sheer audacity (not as part of a program, just for his own sick ends). Watergate comes closest but still undershoots it by miles (Nixon's wrongdoing was fundamentally harmless in the scheme of things since the Watergate break in did nothing in terms of real world harm; the wrongdoing was in that it actually happened). With Watergate the blow to the national psyche to see Nixon go through that was huge... the Bundy crimes would be far, far, far worse, akin to the most brutal of depressions for the nation.
Ironically and tragically for the US system, Bundy has gotten so high that he's become too big to fail.
Granted, there are more selfish reasons for them to go about this don't get me wrong. What we find is a moral grey area where you have both selfless and selfish reasons for this to happen. There are ultimately no good options.