Corruption of Blood (2010)
“Karp shouted.
Bert Crane, in whose office Karp had shouted this, recoiled, and then flushed with anger. “Could you keep yourself under control, please!” he snapped.
Karp resumed his seat, from which he had sprung when Crane informed him that George Flores had point-blank refused to cite Paul Ashton David for contempt of Congress.
“Did he give you any reason?” Karp asked in a tight voice, but at a lower volume.
“Not as such,” said Crane. “The congressman and I do not have a cordial relationship.... ‘Witch-hunt’ was the word he used to describe your citation. It’s irrational. I simply don’t understand what’s going on.”
Which was just the problem, thought Karp uncharitably. He asked, “What about Dobbs? He’s on our side, isn’t he? Can’t he get it moving?”
“I spoke with him this morning,” said Crane. “He’s rallied a minority of the Select Committee over to the way we see things, but he can’t oppose Flores openly yet. And you need a clear majority to vote a contempt citation, and you’ll never get that as long as Flores is recalcitrant.”MoreLess
Bert Crane, in whose office Karp had shouted this, recoiled, and then flushed with anger. “Could you keep yourself under control, please!” he snapped.
Karp resumed his seat, from which he had sprung when Crane informed him that George Flores had point-blank refused to cite Paul Ashton David for contempt of Congress.
“Did he give you any reason?” Karp asked in a tight voice, but at a lower volume.
“Not as such,” said Crane. “The congressman and I do not have a cordial relationship.... ‘Witch-hunt’ was the word he used to describe your citation. It’s irrational. I simply don’t understand what’s going on.”
Which was just the problem, thought Karp uncharitably. He asked, “What about Dobbs? He’s on our side, isn’t he? Can’t he get it moving?”
“I spoke with him this morning,” said Crane. “He’s rallied a minority of the Select Committee over to the way we see things, but he can’t oppose Flores openly yet. And you need a clear majority to vote a contempt citation, and you’ll never get that as long as Flores is recalcitrant.”MoreLess
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