Federal Grand Jury
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The Federal Grand Jury is referenced as the secretive legal forum that could issue subpoenas compelling Toby and Josh to testify, converting their private knowledge into court-ordered disclosures and creating the criminal exposure the counsel warns about.
Ominous and procedural — an offstage legally formal danger that silences casual optimism.
Potential prosecutorial venue whose use would force staff into legal jeopardy and compel naming co-conspirators.
Symbolizes the shift from political narrative to legal process and loss of control.
Secretive, controlled access — only by subpoena and under judicial supervision.
The Federal Grand Jury is invoked as the investigatory forum that could subpoena Toby and Josh, turning their private knowledge into compelled testimony; its presence in conversation converts risk into a concrete legal process.
Ominous and procedural — an unseen, formal body that exerts coercive authority over witnesses.
Legal threat and mechanism for compelled testimony; the place their names could be called into legal jeopardy.
Embodies the impartial and consequential reach of the criminal justice system against political actors.
Closed, secretive judicial process only accessible by subpoena and court order.
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