Character

Miles Hutchinson

antagonistic vindictive determined authoritative factional influential

Miles Hutchinson heads a Pentagon faction that defies President Bartlet's control over covert operations. A U.S. foreign intelligence officer names him the true Commander-in-Chief after Bartlet rescinds Executive Orders. Bartlet suspects Hutchinson's fury over a forced Depletion Report drives leaks to Danny Concannon about Khundu and Bermuda events. These moves expose disputes over policy authority, operational secrecy, and political retaliation in the administration's national security sphere.

3 appearances

Also known as: Hutchinson

Miles Hutchinson's Journey

A timeline through the narrative

3 moments

S4E15 · Inauguration Part II: Over There

C.J. Calibrates 'Genocide' — Legalism as a Shield

N/A (mentioned) — his perceived posture fuels concerns about chain-of-command challenges.

Miles Hutchinson is named by Danny's source as leading one Pentagon faction ('Commander-in-Chief' in the source's rhetoric); he is a referenced node in the turf-war allegation rather than an on-scene …

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S4E15 · Inauguration Part II: Over There

Danny Forces C.J. to Name the Rift

Mentioned only; cast as a figure around whom factional loyalties coalesce.

Miles Hutchinson is named by Danny (via a Pentagon officer) as being perceived by some as the true Commander-in-Chief; he is invoked to indicate the depth of institutional fracture.

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S4E15 · Inauguration Part II: Over There

Midnight Warning: Leo Flags NSC PDD Vulnerability

Not present; characterized by Bartlet as furious and potentially retaliatory.

Miles Hutchinson is named by Bartlet as a likely angry source of retaliation; he is not present but is cast as the possible antagonist whose fury over the Depletion Report …

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