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Representative Peter Lillienfield
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externally-connected
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.
15 appearances
Also known as:
Peter Lilli enfield,
Lillienfield,
Rep. Lillienfield,
Representative Lillienfield,
Peter Lillienfield,
Lillianfield
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