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Clement Rollins' Subpoena List

Clem Rollins grips this stark legal roster, its pages crackling under fluorescent glare as he clears his throat before the grand jury's unblinking eyes. Names ignite like fuses—Josiah Bartlet, Abigail Anne, Elizabeth, Eleanor, Zoey, Leo McGarry, Josh Lyman, C.J. Cregg, Sam Seaborn, Toby Ziegler—each subpoena thunders from his steady voice, transforming ink into ironclad summonses that drag the White House into crosshairs. Babish shadows the lobby threshold, fury etching his face at this procedural hammer blow.

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S3E3 · Ways and Means

Babish Corners Rollins: Leaks, Waivers, and Impaneled Subpoenas

Clem Rollins produces and reads verbatim from this subpoena list before the grand jury, intoning names of Bartlet family and aides—Josiah, Abigail, Elizabeth, Eleanor, Zoey, Leo, Josh, C.J., Sam, Toby—compelling testimony and documents, transforming procedural ink into a narrative hammer blow that formalizes the probe's invasion of White House sanctity.

Before: Held privately by Rollins during negotiations

After: Actively read aloud in grand jury room, now issued on behalf of jurors

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S3E3 · Ways and Means

Rollins Formally Subpoenas Bartlet Family and Inner Circle to Grand Jury

Rollins produces this stark legal roster in the conference room, gripping it under fluorescent glare as he reads names aloud to the jurors, transforming printed summonses into binding commands that ensnare the White House inner circle, functioning as the probe's sharpened instrument of accountability.

Before: Held by Rollins, concealed during hallway transit

After: Actively read aloud, now formally issued via verbal proclamation

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