An attorney general who exerted more control over the department and the bureau, who was a better head-knocker, and who had the full support of the White House might have dragged the truth out of the FBI years ago, as Reno did not and could not.
Reno was respected by her team, but that wasn't enough to help her cause.
mnli hypothesis: Reno was respected by her team, but that wasn't enough to help her cause. premise: An attorney general who exerted more control over the department and the bureau, who was a better head-knocker, and who had the full support of the White House might have dragged the truth out of the FBI years ago, as Reno did not and could not.