Moreover, Johnson was still on a nationwide speaking tour, and his approval rating might rise further. Dewey felt he needed to devise some strategy.
The key to this matter centered on Jon Hardy. Dewey immediately called in a few trusted subordinates to discuss how to deal with this situation.
One person suggested, "Jon Hardy is a businessman with so many industries, there must be some issues. We can start from that angle. If we can find evidence, we can send him to prison and teach him a harsh lesson."
Dewey, being a former prosecutor, certainly knew how to wield a prosecutor's power.
"Hmm, bring me his records."
If there are no issues, we'll make you panic; if there are issues, we'll ruin you.
And he knew that few big businessmen were clean, capital was always bloody. Clean people couldn't make that much money.