Pressure from higherups from "summary" of All the President's Men by Carl Bernstein,Bob Woodward
The pressure from higher-ups was relentless. It came in the form of subtle hints and not-so-subtle directives, all aimed at steering us away from the truth we were so diligently pursuing. We knew we were onto something big, something that could potentially bring down the most powerful man in the country. But those in positions of authority seemed hell-bent on derailing our investigation. At first, we tried to brush off the pressure, chalking it up to the natural pushback that comes with challenging the status quo. But as time went on, it became harder to ignore. It seemed like every time we made progress, there was someone waiting in the wings to throw us off course. It ...
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