the blackmailer could expose the person once they stepped down, but it gains little except to serve as an example to others.
of course, in order for the blackmail to work, the press must be complicit with the blackmailer in order to spread the word far and wide.
the blackmailer could expose the person once they stepped down, but it gains little except to serve as an example to others. Guido breaking Simon's legs doesn't get The Mob a dime out of Simon. Why do you suppose The Mob has a Giudo or fifty?
of course, in order for the blackmail to work, the press must be complicit with the blackmailer in order to spread the word far and wide.
Thank Gawd Almighty that "our" press would never be complicit, eh?
