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Claypool Deposition Packet (including subpoena cover)

The Claypool deposition materials presented at the Capitol hearing: a dossier of evidentiary paperwork (multipage, typewritten deposition labeled 'Claypool', compiled interview transcripts, staff notes, annotations, and tabs) presented with a formal subpoena/cover sheet. Physically handled and produced by Bruno in the hearing room, the packet functions as both produced evidence and an enforceable legal demand that shifts the hearing's stakes.
2 appearances

Purpose

To legally compel production of interview paperwork, deposition materials, or testimony; to serve as an enforceable demand for documents in support of the Claypool deposition.

Significance

The subpoena converts political accusation into mandatory legal action, escalating the exchange into enforceable jeopardy. It shifts bargaining power toward Claypool/Bruno, forces rapid tactical responses from Josh and Sam, and accelerates consequences for Leo and the administration.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments
S1E13 · Take Out The Trash Day
Capitol Ambush: Bruno Produces the Claypool Deposition

The Claypool deposition/subpoena is produced verbally and presented as a physical, authoritative document—the documentary pivot that converts the exchange from conversational to evidentiary, signaling that interviews and paperwork exist and have been compelled.

Before: In Claypool's hands or his legal files, available through subpoena process but not yet foregrounded in the meeting.
After: Brought into the conversation as active leverage; its existence is now known to Josh and Sam and becomes a tangible legal threat to the administration.
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S1E13 · Take Out The Trash Day
Bruno's Ultimatum — Bury the Report or Face Hearings

The Claypool deposition is invoked by Bruno as evidence that administration staff 'came remarkably close to perjury.' It functions narratively as the legal ember Bruno can fan into televised hearings, converting procedural discovery into political leverage.

Before: Existing as a legal document in Capitol Hill discovery files; referenced but not publicly weaponized in this room prior to Bruno's invocation.
After: Remains a latent legal threat; its citation increases pressure on Sam and Josh and makes hearings a credible possibility if Bruno chooses to escalate.
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