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Chapter 703 Clinton's Open Hand

Under Aaron Anderson's arrangement, Jack Wells spent $6000 million in cash plus $5000 million in bonds to acquire Sheldon Adelson's 5% stake in Sands Casino.
Sheldon Adelson did not ask Aaron to reduce his 10% stake; giving up 5% would have been a minor matter for him.

"You still have so much cash on you?"

After leaving the meeting room, Aaron asked Jack Wells with a puzzled look, as he was planning to lend him some money.

Jack Wells shrugged. "Not to mention the Angel International account, there's enough in my personal account too."

"Previously, I also sold some of the Microsoft and Cisco stocks I had previously purchased, which amounted to more than $8000 million!"

Aaron shrugged. "Okay, actually I'm still quite optimistic about Microsoft, it's just that the bubble is definitely a bit too big right now."

"After this period has passed, let's see which tech companies are worth investing in?"

Jack Wells wasn't very interested. "By the way, are you going straight back to Los Angeles or somewhere else?"

Aaron thought for a moment. The US election is like a Rashomon effect right now; we can just keep an eye on it. "Los Angeles, I guess I'll have to go to Texas and Washington, D.C."

Jack Wells, however, said, "I'm going straight back to Texas..."

On November 26, Florida Secretary of State Harris announced the results of the recount in Tallahassee, the capital of Florida. George W. Bush won the Florida presidential election by 537 votes over Albert Gore.

The Republican Party was naturally thrilled by the result, and George W. Bush immediately gave a speech announcing his victory in the presidential elections in Florida and across the country, and preparing to take over as the next president of the United States.

Democratic President Al Gore and his running mate Joseph Lieberman immediately challenged the vote count;
Meanwhile, the Democratic Party filed a lawsuit in the Lyon County Circuit Court of Appeals in Florida, determined to fight the case to the bitter end!
Circuit courts of appeal are intermediate appeals courts in the U.S. federal judicial system, and their decisions are primarily based on appeals to district court decisions within their federal jurisdictions.
In addition to the Supreme Court, the U.S. federal court system has 13 appellate courts, which are responsible for hearing appeals from federal district courts and federal executive agencies within their respective jurisdictions.

In the evening, at the Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, Aaron and Valentine Rick, the head of the California Public Employees Retirement Fund, had dinner together.

Recently, the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) has also suffered significant losses due to the decline in the Nasdaq index and the drop in technology stocks.

Fortunately, over the past two years, Valentine Rick has also purchased some Dawn stock and is now preparing to increase the California Public Employees Retirement Fund's investment in Dawn!
These state pension funds in the United States hold a lot of money and are major investors in various investment funds, listed companies, and banks.

On the evening of November 27, Democratic presidential candidate Albert Gore addressed the nation on television, calling for a full manual recount in Florida.
At this point, Clinton also stepped forward to support Albert Gore and speak out on his behalf.

Clinton stated that the controversy surrounding the US election would soon be over and his administration would begin preparations for the handover. However, he emphasized that the most important thing in the election controversy was the integrity of the vote count, ensuring that every voter's vote was counted.
His administration will focus its final weeks on stabilizing the nation's politics and facilitating a smooth transition to the next president, whether it be Vice President Albert Gore or Governor George Walker Bush.

However, the election results are now facing challenges, with both sides filing lawsuits, and one side even appealing to the Supreme Court. During the proceedings, it is easy to overlook the most important thing: the integrity of the vote count!
At Bel Air Estate in Beverly Hills, former California Governor Pete Wilson visited Aaron. "Actually, since the election disputes began, although Clinton fully supported Albert Gore, he was secretly targeting the Bush camp, after all, he's now the incumbent president."

"Therefore, the wise Clinton never made his position clear in public."

Peter Wilson, being a Republican, saw things clearly.

Aaron dismissed it, saying, "Clinton's public statement just now already makes it public!"

After all, Clinton publicly stated his position after Albert Gore delivered his televised address.

Pete Wilson shrugged. "Because the recount in Florida is now over, Bush is still the winner, and the Republicans have a complete advantage."

Clearly, a retiring Democratic president also realized that this was his only chance to play a role in the campaign dispute, and he had to stand up for Albert Gore, and those behind him certainly thought the same thing!
Aaron smiled. The manual recounts currently being conducted in the three major Democratic counties of Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach in Florida are certainly not yet complete.

The Democrats will certainly not be satisfied with the final results announced on November 26!
"We Republicans will definitely not allow a continued manual recount. U.S. law stipulates that the Electoral Colleges in each state will vote on December 18th to elect the new U.S. president, and the Electoral Colleges must determine the electors by December 12th."

"Under Florida law, if the winner cannot be determined by December 12, the governor of Florida has the power to nominate 25 electors to run for president!"

The Democrats must prove, before that, that the 537 extra votes for Bush announced in Florida on November 26 were incorrect;

After all, the governor of Florida is his brother Jeb Bush.

Aaron took a sip of his drink. "I've received word that the Democratic legal team has resumed talks with the Leon County Circuit Court in Florida."

"They definitely want to buy more time to complete the manual vote counting in Palm Beach County and Miami-Dade County!"

Pete Wilson smiled. "Don't worry, our representatives in Florida, state legislators, and the governor are also lobbying."

"Besides, they need to buy time, we just need to stall for time!"

Manually recounting the votes is very slow and prone to errors. This result was maintained until December 12th, when it was finally successful.

Florida Governor Jeb Bush and Secretary of State Kathleen Harris are both on the same side!
(End of this chapter)