Object

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.

2 appearances

Purpose

Formally compel testimony and documents from President Bartlet, his family, and senior staff before the impaneled grand jury in Docket CRSP 00101.

Significance

Crystallizes the special prosecutor's escalation, shattering backchannel diplomacy and unleashing White House chaos—from document scrambles to political implosion—as subpoenas bind the administration in legal steel.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments

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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