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Judiciary Committee surfaces as Donna's foiled assumption for hearing jurisdiction, swiftly dismissed by Josh's correction to Oversight's coup; it underscores staff miscalculation, heightening dismay at GOP's procedural end-run.
Referenced hypothetically in Donna's query
Bypassed by rival Oversight's power play
Highlights congressional turf wars fragmenting probes
Conducts the hearing through Erickson's smug constitutional probing on succession and Bartlet's VP pick amid MS nondisclosure, framing Leo's defiant response and aside with Jordan; underscores partisan leverage in investigating executive health secrecy.
Via questioning by member Congressman Erickson and seated counsel like Cliff Calley
Exercising oversight authority over White House witness under public glare
Heightens national scrutiny on executive transparency and succession protocols
The Judiciary Committee oversees the hearing through Chairman Bruno recognizing Erickson, whose smug constitutional quizzing provokes Leo's defense, manifesting as a collective probe into executive health disclosures and succession, escalating political stakes in the room.
Via Chairman Bruno's recognition and members like Erickson and counsel Cliff Calley
Exercising investigative authority over White House witness Leo
Highlights congressional leverage over executive secrecy in health crises
Subtle tensions between smug partisans like Erickson and restrained counsel like Cliff
The Judiciary Committee drives the hearing's tension via TV broadcast, with Chairman recognizing Dearborn and facilitating probes into historical precedents like Edith Wilson to expose Abbey and campaign complicity in Bartlet's MS nondisclosure.
Through Chairman's procedural calls and members' questioning
Exerting oversight authority challenging executive secrecy
Intensifies partisan divide on executive health transparency
Judiciary Committee hearing on TV probes Leo via Dearborn on historical cover-ups paralleling Bartlet MS, with Jordan objecting, watched intently by Oval occupants.
Via live televised proceedings
Exerting oversight on executive secrets
Amplifies congressional leverage over White House
Partisan questioning strategies
Conducts Leo's hearing on TV feed, with Chairman allocating time to Dearborn's Wilson/Abbey probes, paralleling Oval tensions and exposing MS secrecy fractures.
Via live televised proceedings and questioning
Exercising oversight on executive branch vulnerabilities
Amplifies political accountability amid administration scandals
Partisan time allocations heighten inquiry intensity
Judiciary Committee named first in Josh's roster of congressional assailants targeting Surgeon General Griffith over marijuana remarks, igniting Bartlet's probing reaction and framing the institutional siege on her nomination amid the Oval's sarcasm-laced damage assessment.
Via Josh's verbal briefing to President
Aggressively opposing administration with hearing threats
Amplifies bipartisan backlash, straining White House momentum
Cited by Josh as lead congressional foe surging against Surgeon General Griffith, amplifying backlash in Oval briefing that fuels Bartlet's strategic sarcasm amid family crisis.
Via Josh's verbal briefing on opposition alignment
Institutional aggressor throttling administration via hearings
Hardens bipartisan opposition, isolating White House
Judiciary Committee cited by Josh as spearheading opposition to Surgeon General Griffith, fueling the Oval's sarcasm-laced tension that precedes staff dismissal and Bartlet's familial pivot.
Invoked by name in Josh's briefing to President
Institutional adversary leveraging hearings against administration
Heightens congressional siege on White House agenda
Judiciary Committee cited as Rossiter's perch complicating aggressive tactics, layering congressional thorns onto tobacco standoff and broader hearings threats.
Via Rossiter's dual-role resistance
Paralyzes escalation through oversight power
Fuses with Appropriations to eviscerate budgets
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