The White House's struggle with the truth revelation of President Bartlet's MS diagnosis cover-up, facing special prosecutor investigation, relentless press scrutiny, and internal staff betrayals that threaten re-election credibility.
The White House's struggle with the truth revelation of President Bartlet's MS diagnosis cover-up, facing special prosecutor investigation, relentless press scrutiny, and internal staff betrayals that threaten re-election credibility.
Events in This Arc
Under blinding lights, C.J. announces the President's order for a Special Prosecutor to probe the MS cover-up, triggering a chaotic barrage of reporter questions on procedures, witnesses, subpoenas, and congressional …
Josh confronts Toby and Sam in the bullpen after C.J. storms off from her catastrophic press slip implying Bartlet is 'relieved' to focus on Haiti amid MS scandal. Leo barrels …
Transitioning from hallway banter, President Bartlet enters the Situation Room where Fitzwallace delivers a dire briefing on a credible Bahji cell threat—via NSA-monitored Syrian websites, Kazakh advisors, and Russian intel—to …
In the Oval Office portico, President Bartlet receives urgent briefing from Leo, Fitzwallace, and advisors: FBI traces Bahji comms to Khaled Madani (aka Abdul Al-Yossi) in Bethesda, whose raided duplex …