For most Chinese viewers (including me), the film may have completely changed the perception of the 2016 US election - the position is secondary, mainly because it is too complicated.
First of all, let’s take a look at the various organizational forces in this article:
The FBI, led by Comey, is subordinate to the Justice Department and reports directly to the Deputy Attorney General. Responsible for domestic policing, counter-terrorism, espionage investigations, government malfeasance, etc. The Secretary is directly appointed by the President for a ten-year term. Since the investigation project may involve the government, it is customary to distance (avoid suspicion) from the president and his party. Comey himself is a Republican, a characteristic that made him nominated by Obama as secretary.
The Department of Justice, the FBI's parent agency, plays the role of formalizing the FBI's findings and submitting them to the President for reference. You can also order the FBI to do or not to do something.
The purpose of the above two departments is basically to perform their own duties and maintain the independence of their own departmental status (independence is not only to protect the dignity of investigators and the law, but also to protect those under investigation)
Trump's campaign, aiming to win the election, was approached by Russia and informed of the existence of the email portal.
Hillary's campaign team, whose goal was to win the election, was the wrong email. Incumbent President Barack Obama was also a member of this team before the election.
And then straight to the start of the campaign:
16 months before the general election
Hillary Clinton's use of private servers to store official emails was exposed, and the Justice Department asked the FBI to file an investigation. Hillary Clinton adopted two strategies in response to the investigation: 1- Hiring a team of star lawyers to delay the FBI's progress; 2- Submitting the electronic devices used when she was Secretary of State. Since these devices were submitted by Hillary herself and cleaned up, no secret or incriminating information will actually be found in them.
15 months before the general election
The FBI found that Russia began to post some shocking articles about Hillary on social media platforms, such as Hillary and Lennon having an affair; having AIDS, etc. The then FBI Deputy Director Mark thought they wanted to sabotage Hillary's election, but couldn't be sure why, and that wasn't enough information to file a case.
9 months before the election
Comey's capable man, Deputy Director Mark, resigned after 24 months. During this time, the FBI was basically investigating Hillary's email in detail. Before leaving, he told him that he had spent too much energy investigating the email incident, which was very dangerous. Be careful with the Russian side. After Comey beat Haha, he went to find Andy, the successor deputy director, but the latter was not too concerned (in fact, in the play, Andy's ability is much worse than Mark's, he is the same as Comey. no political sense). Before leaving, Mark could only say helplessly: Take care of the boss.
At the same time, members of the Trump campaign began to have frequent contacts with Russian officials for help.
June 6, 2016
The Russian delegation came directly to Trump Tower, where the two sides negotiated a deal—Russia helped Trump get elected in its own way, and the Trump regime promised a series of measures after taking office.
(unfinished)
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