Character

Federal Prosecutors

procedural adversarial relentless

Federal Prosecutors drive the legal threat in the Kierney-Passaic EPA scandal. Mike warns Toby, Josh, and Burt by simulating their questions on signing fraudulent reports, highlighting criminal liability and subpoena power. This force turns whistleblower testimony into prosecution risk, forcing the White House team to pursue immunity for engineers. They embody methodical federal scrutiny of regulatory violations, pressuring political aides through co-conspirator exposure.

2 appearances

Also known as: federal prosecutors

Federal Prosecutors's Journey

A timeline through the narrative

2 moments

S4E18 · Privateers

Hidden Numbers, Immediate Immunity

Calmly urgent and legally focused—alarmed at the stakes but controlled in method and advice.

The counsel-like figure (represented by the 'Federal Prosecutors' canonical entry) interrogates Burt with prosecutorial hypotheticals, reframes the technical confession as potential criminal fraud, warns about subpoenas and co-conspirator exposure, and …

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S4E18 · Privateers

Immunity Panic: Burt's Criminal Jeopardy

Controlled and urgent — professional detachment that underscores the seriousness of legal risk.

Mike adopts a prosecutorial tone, runs through how federal prosecutors will question Burt, identifies criminal exposure, demands immunity is secured, and instructs Burt to move to his office to call …

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