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Representative Peter Lillienfield

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Peter Lillienfield is a Republican congressman who functions as an external antagonist to the Bartlet administration: he publicly surfaces and weaponizes sensitive personnel material (including Leo McGarry’s past rehab information) to press political advantage. In the leak arc he also appears as an off-stage recipient/conduit for internal documents (named alongside Mr. Claypool), catalyzing internal investigations and disciplinary action. His role combines media-first performative aggression with concrete information dissemination that repeatedly reshapes the administration’s crisis calculus.
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Also known as: Peter Lilli enfield, Lillienfield, Rep. Lillienfield, Representative Lillienfield, Peter Lillienfield, Lillianfield

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