This is how the white collar world actually works. It's rife with communication characterized by non-written, non-spoken, and completely indirect forms of comma

This is how the white collar world actually works. It's rife with communication characterized by non-written, non-spoken, and completely indirect forms of command giving such that it creates a plausibly deniable link through which the originator of a mandate can state they never told someone to do something, making it seem as if the agent acted entirely of their own volition, regardless of the fact they were constrained by the structure of incentives/risks put in place by the person in a position of higher authority. Absolutely nobody will admit to the dynamic and will actively avoid any attempt at on paper recognition of it, as to do so will completely destroy/dismantle the PD chain. In short, the government is effectively accountabilty laundering in order to for keep out money launderers.