Yes, that's an interesting point, Neil. I can imagine big strong men imposing their will by force in the Stone Age, but behaving this way now probably isn't a good idea.
But he's just subpoenaing every mob guy he could get a hold of and dragging them in front of Congress and browbeating them and humiliating them at times.
He had intended to stay a few days with his grandfather, but he was tired and irritated from a rough crossing, and quite unwilling to stand a subtle and sanctimonious browbeating.
For the first time in memory, clout-- that's what we call it in Chicago-- clout, sheer bullying force that was at the heart of Chicago politics, clout was no longer in the mayor's control.
They must have known they would never see their family or Sparta again and yet they stood here and fought anyway despite not just repeated calls to surrender but a carrot as well as a stick.