The rulers of 'the land of the free' need an enemy to have a reason to squeeze money out of 'we the people', so that they can keep funnelling money into their corrupt pockets.

So Adam is not only an obstacle for Pompeo, but also for the industrials who are getting ready to fill their wallets with 'protection money'.
Mobster do what they always did. They pretend to 'protect' their people.
And that protection comes at a price.