The election result had come as a surprise but not enough that Emily would change her mind about disclosure. She had assumed that Rutledge would call for a new vote after their plans had been given to the committee at their December 2016 meeting. Instead, he had barely said a word and it had been others who had objected to the idea of the announcement being made by Donald Trump, of all people. Blackwood argued the case for and the decision was made to go ahead.

She understood the objections. Hell, she had felt a sickening feeling followed by uncertainty in the days after the November 8th election. The idea of Trump telling the w...

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