Guys like Wray are very careful to keep enough control files that he holds the short and curlies of both sides of the aisle
Its that simple. And that easy. All someone like him has to do is hold a dossier on 535 member of the House and Senate, 9 Supreme Court Justices and the top administrative echelons of about 35 Federal Agencies-prob less than 1000 people overall-easy to get leverage on more than 50% of a crowd like that.
Its the achilles heel of any centralized government-and one of many reasons the Founders intended for the states powers to exceed the Federal
Its all a game-one fox after another minding the henhouse.
These guys all draw their pay and pensions from the same place.
Very good summary...tks