Chapter 529 What is collusion between officials and businessmen?

Pierre DuPont suffered blows from two sides, and only now did he feel a little bit that in the field of collusion between officials and businessmen, the DuPont family was not invincible in the United States.

Of course not, it's just that Sheffield United didn't have this opportunity before. Apart from anything else, the patience of following the Democratic Party for twelve years is unmatched. Fortunately, the twelve years of sharing weal and woe is worth it. The slave owners did not use emotions and money to kidnap the Democrats. They just made such a request, how could the federal government not comply.

Before the Supreme Court began the trial proceedings, President Alton Parker expressed through some night soil collectors that he would also pay enough attention to this shocking case to ensure that justice was served.

First, the president stated that this was a shocking case, and then expressed the hope that justice would be served. This subtle rhetoric format has already demonstrated the importance this president attaches to this case, and it has also guided the direction of the case.

There is another factor that many people have to pay attention to. You must know that Alton Parker was originally a respected judge and he can be regarded as an expert in the legal field. Now the president has a certain tendency towards this case, which will cause a huge impact. Some Republicans said that it is not appropriate for the president to express his position at this time.

This argument immediately caused a rebuttal from a Democratic congressman, "President Roosevelt liked to express his views on antitrust cases, and even publicly hoped that public opinion would be on his side. Compared with President Roosevelt, President Alton Parker's statement was very restrained. In fact, from a professional point of view, as a former judge, if President Alton Parker could spare some time, it would not be impossible for him to personally hear the case."

The rebuttal of the Democratic congressman is of course irrational. How can a president directly hear a case? Where does this put the authority of the Supreme Court?

But from another perspective, the emergence of such remarks is also a warning, that is, the current president is an expert in law and can clearly judge the direction and outcome of the case. The consequence is that the Supreme Court cannot play tricks in this case and make incredible judgments.

This day was definitely a good day for Sheffield, and this was deeply felt by his partner Kiko Sato and the bodyguards who followed him. The slave owner got up early to pack his luggage and put on the top hat he wore on formal occasions, without the casualness he had in New Orleans.

The long-cherished wish of many years might have a good result, so it would not be excessive to dress up for the event. When thinking of the possible gloom and misery on the other side, Sheffield could no longer suppress the raised corners of his mouth.

In the political system of the United States, a president cannot do anything to another governor. The president is elected by the citizens of the entire country, and the governor is elected by the citizens of his state. Both represent public opinion, so they are naturally equal.

However, strictly speaking, the Supreme Court can interfere with local state laws, but the triggering conditions are quite high, so it is generally impossible to do so. However, if it can be done, it can be done, and right and wrong are simple and clear.

For example, during the Cold War, the Supreme Court forcibly lifted the state laws of southern states that restricted the black community, causing a large number of southern voters to join the Republican Party, turning the deep blue state into a deep red state.

This incident fully proves that sometimes even the law can be interpreted arbitrarily, depending on whether it is worth it.

"Okay, I'll wait for you here." Sato Kyoko said obediently as she put on a bow tie for Sheffield. She knew that the Supreme Court of the United States was a very symbolic place and she might not be able to go there.

"Let's go together!" Sheffield's answer was concise and to the point. Why can't he go? If he can't go, it's others. As soon as he walked out of the hotel where he was staying temporarily, the slave owner said proudly, "I am stronger than the DuPont family in terms of scale, financial resources and public opinion. The president, the Ministry of Justice, the Supreme Court and Congress are all my people. What can he use to fight me?"

Is it worth doing this? At least the slave owner himself thinks that this is very worthwhile. What is the national heavy equipment? In fact, there are only a few fields, among which the value of military industry to a country is unshakable.

Ten Internet giants cannot bring back Lockheed Martin. If it wants to gain a foothold in the military industry in the future, it should first lay a solid foundation and start with the DuPont family.

As a successful businessman, if you want to make money successfully, you must first learn how to spend money. How to spend money at what juncture and with what attitude? This is something worth studying. Therefore, Sheffield did not abandon the Democratic Party even when it was at its lowest point, just to be able to be arrogant today.

What's so difficult about holding the hand of a Japanese girl and entering the Supreme Court? Which federal law stipulates that you can't bring a Japanese girl in? The first rule of the United States' wealth code is that as long as the law does not say that this is illegal, then everything is legal. Even if it is illegal, do it!

"Konstantinovich!" Sheffield shook the Assistant Attorney General's hand familiarly. "It's been several years since you left Texas. We always thought you would go further and further. Now you're already an Assistant Attorney General. It's really surprising."

"William, I knew you would come up with something in this situation." Konstantinovich said jokingly, moving his eyes away from the Japanese girl, "Annie might get angry if you do this."

"No, my wife is very sensible." Sheffield waved his hand, telling the other party not to speculate about a rich man's family life, because you can't guess how happy a rich man is.

Some people always think that Sheffield is only superficially happy, and comfort themselves with the nonsense that the greater the ability, the greater the responsibility. How can this be true? No one else can imagine the happiness of a slave owner. Only in the few days before and after a woman gives birth can he briefly think of his responsibilities, and at other times he does not think of them at all.

The two men's offensive and defensive interactions showed that they had known each other for a long time. In fact, as soon as you heard Konstantinovich's name, you would know that this is obviously an Eastern European name, so the probability that he is from Texas is high.

At this moment, when the fate of the DuPont family was decided, the two met again and seemed very familiar with each other. At this moment, this scene fell into the eyes of a balding middle-aged man, Pierre DuPont!

Almost at the same time, Konstantinovich also saw the other party involved, and raised his head slightly towards Pierre Dupont, allowing Sheffield to see the other party as well.

This was very embarrassing. How could such collusion between officials and businessmen be made public? Everyone was doing it secretly. Sheffield felt that he was getting carried away. He reached out and patted Konstantinovich on the shoulder, then walked into the Supreme Court with Sato Kyoko's arm around his.

"Is that old man the boss of DuPont?!" Sato Kyoko asked in a low voice.

"Yes, the one with the shiny forehead and not much hair. But he is just one of the bosses. The DuPont family is a prosperous family, unlike ours. No one will compete with us. We can have more children and change the situation. It's not like we can't afford to support them." Sheffield lowered his head and flirted with the Japanese girl in the solemn Supreme Court. The slave owner felt that his son could completely replace MacArthur and become the emperor of Japan. What's wrong with that? Why couldn't he do that?

Sheffield arrived early. In fact, not long after he came in, the night soil collectors gathered around as if they had smelled shit. Today's trial was the first major lawsuit involving unfair competition under the antitrust law since the Democrats came to power. The case also reached the Supreme Court, which was a landmark event.

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It's not just the night soil collectors who are paying attention, but also the business tycoons who are not present and ordinary citizens are watching the results.

At ten o'clock, all nine justices arrived and began the trial. After some necessary formalities to show solemnity, the trial began. There were many main prosecutions, but the main two were the unfair competition case involving the DuPont family and a series of corruption cases in Delaware.

The latter includes a series of offshoot lawsuits derived from the manipulation of the tax cut bill through Congress, corruption and economic cases.

Pierre Dupont was sitting in the dock, and seemed to be aware that someone was paying attention to him. He turned his head and met Sheffield's meaningful gaze. When their eyes met, the slave owner smiled evilly with a provocative look in his eyes.

Assistant Attorney General Konstantinovich read out the lawsuit against the DuPont consortium, arguing that the DuPont family had clearly engaged in unfair competition under a series of clear evidence, and that they had achieved their improper goals through bribery and coercion in manipulating the tax reduction bill of the Delaware Legislature nine years ago.

"In summary, the DuPont family has long threatened competitors, using transportation networks and kickbacks to put them at a disadvantage," Konstantinovich read out loudly, "and manipulated Congress. This shocked the investigators. After a long and careful investigation by the Ministry of Justice, we now have multiple pieces of evidence to support this lawsuit."

The entire court was in silence, with only Konstantinovich's voice echoing. Sheffield leaned back in his chair with a smile on his face, and smiled faintly, what is collusion between officials and businessmen?

It took Konstantinovich several minutes to read the indictment, and then it was the defendant's defense lawyer's turn, who responded to the false accusations with fierce words and an equally tough attitude.

My age is still far from a cerebral infarction.

(End of this chapter)