“I think the standoff between the Clintons and the Chicago mob is mutually assured destruction.
If the Clintons used their vaunted private detective squad to reveal Baraq’s true background, the mob would spill the beans on Arkancide.”
Perfect.
I think you have nailed the essence of the entire scenario.
What's interesting to me is how easily the third part of the equation folded, i.e., the Kennedy/Mass cartel.