Yes. But can you tell me "who" could hide his past for him, except a "spook" agency. None of the pieces of his history fit... This smells of an un-named agencies work. No evidence, hmmmm. But the pieces don't fit.
The important question is: What group put this 'post turtle' where he is? He did not get there by himself, he has no business there but the real question is who put him there.
This sounds exactly like Whitewater. Which was not about a land deal, but money laundering. If you have not read it, I might suggest Terry Reed's "Compromised" for an explanation of that episode.
It’s nice to blame the CIA, but I think we are all aware that the unbridled corruption in Chicago is very capable of “fixing” Barry’s past history.
One needs look no further than the fact that one of the Daley’s is now his COS. Brother and Father facilitating a pedophile ring targeting young black males? Not even a whisper out of Zero about the outrage his former town has been involved in for decades. And you will not hear any, since Zero has known about it all along.
Daley was sent to the WH to remind Zero everyday who helped him and how he got his current job.