But having said that, Sullivan didn't really count for much to him. What he wanted was for the White House to behave and to stop playing tricks on him and undermining his actions.
At that thought, David shook his head at Payden.
Seeing Sullivan being thrown out to take the blame, David was not about to let the chance slip away, and Payden, unable to contain himself any longer, said outright, "I've already shown such good faith, you can't possibly give me nothing in return, can you?"
"Ha, Mr. President, what more could you possibly want?"
David laughed coldly and said, "The aid to W bill, the tax evasion bill, you were the biggest beneficiaries. But you, swinging both ways, have been unstable in your stance towards us. Now you're outright interfering with us. The fact that we haven't taken you down directly might be the greatest mercy of all!"