Members of Congress are implicated in aiding a Nazi propaganda operation and face the largest sedition indictment in US history.
Pressure from members of Congress leads to the firing of prosecutor William Maloney, highlighting the dangerous collaboration between public officials and foreign agents.
Deep dives
Dillard Stokes receives a tip on a secret federal investigation
Reporter Dillard Stokes gets a tip about a secret federal investigation involving a man who received a federal subpoena. He observes two men hurriedly moving heavy bags from an apartment into a truck near the White House. Stokes follows the truck and witnesses it making stops at the US Capitol and the America First Committee headquarters. This raises questions about why the bags were taken from the apartment and what their contents are.
Evidence points to involvement of Congress members in a Nazi plot
Stokes' investigation leads to the discovery of evidence implicating members of Congress in aiding a Nazi propaganda operation. The storage room in the Capitol controlled by a specific congressman becomes a focal point. George Hill, a staffer in Congressman Hamilton Fish's office, is convicted of obstructing the investigation and testifies against his boss. The sedition indictment against nearly 30 people, including Fish, Virik, and other America First members, marks the largest in US history.
Members of Congress fight back against the investigation
Members of Congress, led by Senator Burton Wheeler and Congressman Claire Hoffman, launch a campaign to discredit the investigation and pressure the Justice Department to fire prosecutor William Maloney. They argue that the sedition indictment is politically motivated and an attack on the America First Movement. Wheeler threatens to launch a congressional investigation into the entire Department of Justice. In the face of mounting pressure, Maloney is ultimately fired.
Prosecution continues despite pushback from Congress
The sedition trial proceeds with a new prosecutor. Additional defendants are indicted, including leaders of right-wing organizations plotting violent attacks. The trial uncovers troubling connections between these groups and members of Congress. Evidence reveals how George Hill, Hamilton Fish's aide, played a key role in distributing Nazi propaganda and implicates Fish himself. The investigation brings to light the dangerous collaboration between public officials and foreign agents seeking to subvert American democracy.
The walls begin to close in on members of Congress, and members of the America First movement, who are actively involved in a Nazi plot to spread misinformation and propaganda across the country. With a crusading newspaper reporter and a Justice Department prosecutor each peeling back the layers of the scheme, the members of Congress involved in the plot launch a desperate effort to shut down both the reporting and the federal investigation into their activities.
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