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"Director Mueller"
Everyone settled in and listened to the FBI director fill theress, and the , "We have the resources to find the person or persons responsible for this heinous crime I have confidence in all of you We are the best police force in the world" He looked around the roo over to Ji theation was to the nation and the Bureau "Justice Califano was ht under the noses of the Supreme Court Police Fair or unfair, it doesn’t matter, we’re on the hot seat with them since we’re Federal, too All of us are painted with the sairls" He introduced Savich as the person ould be heading up the operation
Savich walked to the lectern and adjusted the mike, since he was about five inches taller than his boss
He looked out over the fifty-odd agents, the representatives from the CIA, the Secret Service, and Horeatest fear is that Justice Califano’s ht have been committed by a terrorist Both Ho every aspect of this possibility, calling on every governht point in that direction
"However, we’re all inclined to think this wasn’t a terrorist act for several reasons There has been no such intelligence, no hint that any group was thinking along these lines No terrorist organization has taken credit The n-based terrorist group While it’s true that a hoed individual, could be expected to go for a high-profile assassination, you have to wonder why such a one after the Chief Justice himself That would have created even more chaos, more publicity, ide
"So ould a terrorist of any sort select Justice Califano toto make? Justice Califano’s opinions were considered mostly centrist Well, let me qualify that Like soht or the left, depending on the specific issue For example, he was basically conservative on affir definition of sexual harassment in the workplace But there are Justices who are far more polarized on issues Justice Califano doesn’t fit the bill as a priet, the h-risk script He actually struck down a Supreme Court police officer, he took his unifor itself Even in soarroting Justice Califano and slipping away? That was not the act of a bole reater, as many of you have already concluded, that this e, possibly Justice Stewart Califano served as a DA, an Assistant Attorney General, and the Attorney General before he was named an Associate Justice of the New York Court of Appeals in 1979 He prosecuted drug dealers, mobsters--people who could have spent twenty years in jail planning to h-profile case he was involved in throughout those years
"At the same time, we can’t afford to take the chance that the murder wasn’t the work of terrorists or a madman for the simple reason that Justice Califano’sassault with more to come Extra security has been provided, not only to the Justices, but to a number of elected federal officials as well As you know, federal marshals accompany the Justices only when they travel They have temporarily extended their protection to twenty-four/seven
"All of you, h painful experience, know that thewith us When they find out which of you are involved in the case, they’ll hound you We will expect your usual professionalism You will refer all press questions to DAD Maitland for official cos and contacts, his computers, both from his chambers and his home, and those of his law clerks and secretaries We have a list of all pending cases that the Supre, also cases handed down in the past years in which Justice Califano played a critical role in reversing decisions such as those involving race, abortion, individual death penalty cases, and the like The list is daunting, but we’ll take theation of the cri, as you know We have divided you into twelve tea your na to key in to the strengths and experience of the ents froned to us It is true what Director Mueller said We are the best police force and intelligence community in the world, and ill solve this and do it quickly