Josh's Tobacco Lawsuit Press Release Draft

Josh bursts through the door, brandishing a blistering draft press release that scorches the Appropriations Committee for gutting Justice Department funds against Big Tobacco—pages pulse with campaign-trail venom, C.J. snatches it, eyes racing over the quotable fury as she admires its Bartlet bite before slamming it down amid Haiti assault alerts and presidential silence.

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Purpose

To publicly blast Democratic defections blocking funding for the Justice Department's tobacco litigation, rallying public outrage against congressional sabotage.

Significance

Ignites echoes of the campaign's raw fire in a grief-stricken West Wing, pitched as a weapon by Josh but shelved by C.J. for urgent crises—exposes staff desperation without Bartlet's guiding hand, tension spiking in the leadership void.

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S2E22 · Two Cathedrals

Josh Pitches Fiery Tobacco Release; CJ Shelves It for Haiti, Both Note Bartlet's Absence

Josh brandishes the venomous draft release blasting Appropriations betrayal, its quotable rage over 'negligent homicides' and 'well-fed' foes evoking campaign fire; C.J. skims, praises Bartlet echo, then orders shelving—narrative weapon forged in Leo's heat but deferred for real-time inferno.

Before: Held by Josh entering office

After: Returned to Josh, tabled indefinitely

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