1 00:01:49,694 --> 00:01:52,989 Deference to the executive cannot possibly justify 2 00:01:53,072 --> 00:01:57,952 the injuries to Mr. Mahmoud or the death of his family members. 3 00:01:58,036 --> 00:02:02,748 If you do not say that this is wrong, that this is unconstitutional, 4 00:02:02,832 --> 00:02:07,628 there is nothing to prevent this sort of senseless tragedy from happening again. 5 00:02:07,712 --> 00:02:11,131 We ask for nothing more than reform and oversight. 6 00:02:11,215 --> 00:02:13,384 Your ruling is a crucial first step. 7 00:02:13,467 --> 00:02:15,553 - Thank you. - Thank you, Mr. Katyal. 8 00:02:15,636 --> 00:02:17,055 Ms. Dunbar. 9 00:02:22,810 --> 00:02:25,730 Mr. Chief Justice, and may it please the court, 10 00:02:25,813 --> 00:02:29,608 the security of American citizens is the reason our drone program 11 00:02:29,692 --> 00:02:31,861 and other covert operations exist. 12 00:02:31,944 --> 00:02:35,239 But that security often comes with a cost. 13 00:02:35,322 --> 00:02:38,826 At this very moment, the president is at Arlington Cemetery, 14 00:02:38,910 --> 00:02:41,245 laying to rest three Navy SEALs 15 00:02:41,328 --> 00:02:45,124 who perished on a mountainside in Afghanistan. 16 00:02:45,207 --> 00:02:47,710 They gave their lives to save others. 17 00:03:08,272 --> 00:03:10,858 And God said to Abraham, "Take your son, 18 00:03:10,942 --> 00:03:14,612 your only son, whom you love, Isaac, and sacrifice him." 19 00:03:15,863 --> 00:03:17,448 Abraham was willing. 20 00:03:18,866 --> 00:03:23,746 But when he raised his knife above Isaac on the altar, 21 00:03:23,829 --> 00:03:25,497 God stopped him. 22 00:03:25,581 --> 00:03:29,501 For Abraham had proven his devotion to God. 23 00:03:29,585 --> 00:03:34,465 Then God, to prove his devotion to us, 24 00:03:34,548 --> 00:03:36,968 made his own sacrifice. 25 00:03:37,051 --> 00:03:42,431 "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son." 26 00:03:42,514 --> 00:03:46,769 Devotion. Sacrifice. 27 00:03:46,852 --> 00:03:48,104 Love. 28 00:03:48,187 --> 00:03:51,482 This is what the Lord teaches us. 29 00:03:51,565 --> 00:03:55,778 And what these young men have exemplified. 30 00:03:55,861 --> 00:03:57,947 We shall forever honor them. 31 00:03:59,615 --> 00:04:03,828 And in heaven, they will have eternal life. 32 00:04:05,121 --> 00:04:06,622 Amen. 33 00:04:06,705 --> 00:04:08,457 Ready, pull. 34 00:04:14,338 --> 00:04:17,257 As you are aware, we have invoked the State secrets privilege 35 00:04:17,341 --> 00:04:19,343 during our request for dismissal. 36 00:04:19,426 --> 00:04:23,931 But I have authority from the president to share some of the classified brief 37 00:04:24,015 --> 00:04:26,600 in order to reinforce the government's argument. 38 00:04:28,019 --> 00:04:29,937 Are you certain you want to do that, Ms. Dunbar? 39 00:04:30,021 --> 00:04:33,191 I am, Mr. Chief Justice. And so is the president. 40 00:04:33,273 --> 00:04:36,694 So the government is publicly admitting responsibility for the strike? 41 00:04:36,777 --> 00:04:38,112 It is, Your Honor. 42 00:04:38,196 --> 00:04:42,491 The terrorist successfully targeted was Zuri Aziz. 43 00:04:42,574 --> 00:04:45,244 He routinely used civilians as human shields. 44 00:04:45,327 --> 00:04:48,706 Mr. Mahmoud's family did not know Aziz was in the same building. 45 00:04:48,789 --> 00:04:52,334 The drone strike is responsible for their deaths. 46 00:04:52,417 --> 00:04:57,673 Mr. Mahmoud has suffered a terrible injury and loss. 47 00:04:57,756 --> 00:05:02,302 While the government's action is tragic, it wasn't unlawful. 48 00:05:02,386 --> 00:05:06,140 It was legal, it was necessary, and it was right. 49 00:05:06,224 --> 00:05:08,600 Heather Dunbar? She's never run for office. 50 00:05:08,684 --> 00:05:11,603 You don't become Solicitor General without being politically savvy. 51 00:05:11,687 --> 00:05:13,772 It takes more than savvy to be elected president. 52 00:05:13,856 --> 00:05:17,026 Don't forget, she has a national profile after the Walker investigation. 53 00:05:17,109 --> 00:05:19,070 Truth and justice personified. 54 00:05:19,153 --> 00:05:21,363 If the leadership wants to redefine the party, she's... 55 00:05:21,446 --> 00:05:24,324 No one with this little experience has ever been a real contender 56 00:05:24,408 --> 00:05:26,577 since Ross Perot, and at least he had the money. 57 00:05:26,660 --> 00:05:30,081 So does she. Her family owns Dunbar Armored Cars. 58 00:05:32,041 --> 00:05:35,544 She could finance her entire campaign if she needed to. 59 00:05:35,627 --> 00:05:37,671 But what prevents the abuse of power? 60 00:05:37,755 --> 00:05:41,008 The executive can't legislate, can't receive appropriations, 61 00:05:41,092 --> 00:05:42,885 can't sentence people to imprisonment. 62 00:05:42,968 --> 00:05:44,887 All of these depend on the other branches, 63 00:05:44,970 --> 00:05:47,098 which keeps executive power in check. 64 00:05:47,181 --> 00:05:49,349 But we know for a fact that, in emergencies, 65 00:05:49,433 --> 00:05:51,852 the executive will contemplate actions 66 00:05:51,936 --> 00:05:54,605 that do not have clear legislative authority 67 00:05:54,688 --> 00:05:58,276 and might be constitutionally dubious. 68 00:05:58,358 --> 00:06:00,444 Including... 69 00:06:09,661 --> 00:06:11,789 Are you asking about drone strikes, Your Honor? 70 00:06:11,872 --> 00:06:13,665 Yes. Drone strikes. 71 00:06:13,749 --> 00:06:16,961 The fear of an out-of-control executive is exaggerated. 72 00:06:17,044 --> 00:06:20,547 The president has strong electoral and other political incentives 73 00:06:20,631 --> 00:06:22,216 to act in the public interest. 74 00:06:22,300 --> 00:06:25,385 You yourself have investigated the White House for abuse of power. 75 00:06:25,469 --> 00:06:27,096 It forced a president to resign. 76 00:06:27,179 --> 00:06:30,975 Now you maintain that, uh, we should give our president a wide berth? 77 00:06:31,058 --> 00:06:34,645 I am not here to defend any one person, 78 00:06:34,728 --> 00:06:38,023 but rather the office of the presidency itself. 79 00:06:38,107 --> 00:06:41,860 We must hold everyone in government accountable to the law. 80 00:06:41,944 --> 00:06:46,198 But we must not manufacture our interpretation of the law 81 00:06:46,282 --> 00:06:49,827 to erode constitutional authority. 82 00:06:49,910 --> 00:06:54,957 We can prosecute presidents, but not the presidency. 83 00:06:55,040 --> 00:06:56,541 We have to assume this is happening. 84 00:06:56,625 --> 00:06:58,502 We need to end her campaign before it begins. 85 00:06:58,585 --> 00:07:00,671 She's clean. Walker vetted her for Solicitor General, 86 00:07:00,754 --> 00:07:02,547 then again when he made her special prosecutor. 87 00:07:02,631 --> 00:07:05,467 That's one of the things that makes her so attractive. 88 00:07:05,550 --> 00:07:07,303 - Thank you, Jackie. - Yes, sir. 89 00:07:09,805 --> 00:07:13,058 Well, if we can't knock her out, we have to figure out another way. 90 00:07:29,783 --> 00:07:32,953 - It's something, isn't it? - Yes, it is. 91 00:07:34,830 --> 00:07:37,457 Traditionally, the United States has not supported 92 00:07:37,541 --> 00:07:40,002 military action in the Middle East. 93 00:07:40,085 --> 00:07:43,297 But a neutral UN peacekeeping force in the Jordan Valley 94 00:07:43,381 --> 00:07:48,593 is an essential first step to sustainable, long-term peace. 95 00:07:48,677 --> 00:07:51,138 The United States will vote "yes." 96 00:07:51,222 --> 00:07:52,764 Thank you, Mr. President. 97 00:07:52,848 --> 00:07:54,850 I give the floor to the representative 98 00:07:54,933 --> 00:07:56,727 of the Russian Federation. 99 00:07:58,312 --> 00:08:01,315 Russia is also committed to stability in the region. 100 00:08:01,399 --> 00:08:04,985 But inserting the UN into such a complicated situation 101 00:08:05,069 --> 00:08:08,155 could irrevocably damage the hopes of real peace. 102 00:08:08,239 --> 00:08:11,658 I strongly encourage my colleagues to not support this resolution. 103 00:08:11,742 --> 00:08:13,660 Thank you, Mr. President. 104 00:08:13,744 --> 00:08:18,332 With no further requests to speak, I put the draft resolution to a vote. 105 00:08:18,416 --> 00:08:20,334 All those in favor? 106 00:08:22,336 --> 00:08:24,296 Those against? 107 00:08:26,424 --> 00:08:27,966 Those abstaining? 108 00:08:30,177 --> 00:08:35,515 The vote is 13 in favor, one against, one abstention. 109 00:08:35,599 --> 00:08:37,559 The draft resolution does not pass 110 00:08:37,642 --> 00:08:42,647 due to the "no" vote by a permanent member of the Security Council. 111 00:08:47,569 --> 00:08:50,614 We hoped that Russia would change their mind 112 00:08:50,697 --> 00:08:52,491 but their veto doesn't surprise me. 113 00:08:52,574 --> 00:08:57,204 So we need your support to bypass the Security Council. 114 00:08:57,288 --> 00:09:01,375 We don't want to undermine the veto of permanent members. 115 00:09:01,459 --> 00:09:06,004 We will not establish a dangerous precedent. 116 00:09:06,088 --> 00:09:10,384 The General Assembly can't override the veto without a majority. 117 00:09:10,468 --> 00:09:12,719 Do you still have the support of Israel? 118 00:09:12,803 --> 00:09:16,140 I would not call you if this was not the case. 119 00:09:16,223 --> 00:09:21,061 Then as long as Israel agrees, we agree. 120 00:09:21,145 --> 00:09:24,231 Wonderful. Thank you, Ambassador. 121 00:09:24,315 --> 00:09:29,528 I'll let you know when we decide to submit it to a vote. 122 00:09:35,659 --> 00:09:37,953 Ileana, France is in. 123 00:09:38,036 --> 00:09:40,998 I need to be certain Israel will stand firm. 124 00:09:48,422 --> 00:09:50,590 Israel will never maintain its commitment. 125 00:09:50,674 --> 00:09:54,928 Israel wants what the rest of the world wants, sustainable security. 126 00:09:55,012 --> 00:09:58,223 Trust me on this, I've dealt with Jerusalem for many years at the UN. 127 00:09:58,307 --> 00:10:00,892 The moment it gets difficult, they'll turn their back on you. 128 00:10:00,976 --> 00:10:03,728 - And it will get difficult. - You're right. 129 00:10:03,812 --> 00:10:05,981 I can't predict how they will act down the road, 130 00:10:06,064 --> 00:10:08,608 but I do know they will vote for this resolution. 131 00:10:08,692 --> 00:10:10,319 We'll see. 132 00:10:10,402 --> 00:10:12,779 Going around the Security Council is a radical move. 133 00:10:12,863 --> 00:10:15,407 It's not radical, it's justified. 134 00:10:15,491 --> 00:10:18,618 You dust off some 60-year-old precedent and think you're justified? 135 00:10:18,702 --> 00:10:21,079 The Uniting for Peace resolution was used to start a war. 136 00:10:21,163 --> 00:10:22,873 To end North Korea's aggression. 137 00:10:22,956 --> 00:10:25,167 Semantics. 138 00:10:25,250 --> 00:10:29,254 Ninety-three nations on board already, including Israel, that's not semantics. 139 00:10:29,338 --> 00:10:31,882 Claire, I'm getting a lot of pressure from the Kremlin. 140 00:10:31,965 --> 00:10:34,134 Petrov doesn't want this to go to the General Assembly. 141 00:10:34,218 --> 00:10:36,636 Give me a little more time to work on him. 142 00:10:47,189 --> 00:10:49,274 We've given you a month. We're moving forward. 143 00:10:58,283 --> 00:11:00,452 - Yes? - Ms. Dunbar is here. 144 00:11:00,536 --> 00:11:02,120 Send her in. 145 00:11:10,921 --> 00:11:13,131 - Heather. - Mr. President. 146 00:11:13,215 --> 00:11:16,468 I listened to the audio of your defense this morning. It was outstanding. 147 00:11:16,552 --> 00:11:19,054 You were right about making the emotional argument. 148 00:11:19,137 --> 00:11:22,349 I think it will help the country heal. Please, have a seat. 149 00:11:29,231 --> 00:11:32,359 I'm also going to meet later tonight with Mr. Mahmoud privately. 150 00:11:32,443 --> 00:11:36,405 - To personally apologize. - That's a compassionate thing to do. 151 00:11:38,949 --> 00:11:42,286 When I listened to your argument, I also heard something else. 152 00:11:42,369 --> 00:11:46,748 There was a moment when Justice Jacobs was asking you about drone strikes. 153 00:11:46,831 --> 00:11:48,333 Yeah, I remember. 154 00:11:48,417 --> 00:11:53,088 And he paused... for quite a long time. 155 00:11:54,256 --> 00:11:57,092 I think... he just lost his train of thought. 156 00:11:57,175 --> 00:11:59,219 Well... 157 00:12:02,931 --> 00:12:07,060 What I'm about to tell you has to remain between us. 158 00:12:07,144 --> 00:12:09,438 Of course. 159 00:12:09,521 --> 00:12:12,483 Justice Jacobs has Alzheimer's. 160 00:12:12,566 --> 00:12:15,360 He came to me a few months ago to tell me. 161 00:12:15,444 --> 00:12:18,322 Now, it's in the early stages, so you wouldn't even notice 162 00:12:18,405 --> 00:12:20,491 unless you know what to look for. 163 00:12:20,574 --> 00:12:22,451 He wants to remain on the court? 164 00:12:22,534 --> 00:12:24,911 Well, that's what I want to discuss. 165 00:12:24,995 --> 00:12:26,788 He wanted to retire. 166 00:12:26,871 --> 00:12:29,374 I asked him to hold on just a little while longer, 167 00:12:29,458 --> 00:12:33,086 until I could find a suitable replacement and now I have. 168 00:12:33,170 --> 00:12:36,590 And I want that replacement... to be you. 169 00:12:39,259 --> 00:12:41,094 What do you think? 170 00:12:43,388 --> 00:12:47,892 I'm... humbled, sir. 171 00:12:47,976 --> 00:12:52,105 And... honestly surprised that you'd consider me. 172 00:12:52,189 --> 00:12:55,192 - Why is that? - Given our history. 173 00:12:55,275 --> 00:12:58,069 When I said that was water under the bridge, I meant it. 174 00:12:58,153 --> 00:13:00,322 You have the finest legal mind in this country, 175 00:13:00,405 --> 00:13:02,533 a deep understanding of the Constitution, 176 00:13:02,616 --> 00:13:05,118 and the Republicans wouldn't dare block your nomination. 177 00:13:05,202 --> 00:13:08,079 After all, you prosecuted a Democratic president. 178 00:13:08,163 --> 00:13:10,499 You're too good to be Solicitor General. 179 00:13:10,582 --> 00:13:14,794 Let's make sure you have a job for life. 180 00:13:14,878 --> 00:13:18,131 I appreciate you saying that, sir. 181 00:13:18,215 --> 00:13:20,342 I'm sorry. 182 00:13:20,425 --> 00:13:22,344 This is a lot to process. 183 00:13:22,427 --> 00:13:24,596 It's important we do this before the election. 184 00:13:24,680 --> 00:13:26,724 We could end up with a Republican president. 185 00:13:26,806 --> 00:13:29,476 And I don't want to suggest your name to Jacobs 186 00:13:29,560 --> 00:13:31,562 unless you truly want the position. 187 00:13:31,645 --> 00:13:35,482 So... I need to know now. 188 00:13:38,318 --> 00:13:41,196 Yes. It would be a great honor. 189 00:13:41,279 --> 00:13:43,490 Good. Congratulations. 190 00:13:43,574 --> 00:13:45,659 You speak to your family. I'll speak to Jacobs. 191 00:13:45,743 --> 00:13:47,578 Thank you, Mr. President. 192 00:14:27,826 --> 00:14:30,579 - Did you see this? - Hm? See what? 193 00:14:30,662 --> 00:14:33,081 I just got an alert. 194 00:14:33,164 --> 00:14:35,834 I don't know. I haven't, uh... seen Jim in a while. 195 00:14:38,503 --> 00:14:40,046 That's weird. 196 00:14:48,430 --> 00:14:51,141 I want to offer you my sincerest regret. 197 00:14:51,224 --> 00:14:54,478 And I hope that you will accept my apology. 198 00:14:54,561 --> 00:14:56,396 I'm sorry, but I can't. 199 00:14:56,480 --> 00:14:59,149 I know it should have come sooner. 200 00:14:59,232 --> 00:15:01,192 There needs to be more oversight. 201 00:15:01,276 --> 00:15:02,820 Well, there is congressional oversight. 202 00:15:02,902 --> 00:15:05,905 We have a rigorous system to prevent collateral damage. 203 00:15:05,989 --> 00:15:08,450 Civilians are listed as "other militants." 204 00:15:08,533 --> 00:15:11,911 But the government offers no evidence that's true. 205 00:15:11,995 --> 00:15:14,706 It definitely wasn't in my case. 206 00:15:14,790 --> 00:15:17,459 How rigorous can your process be? 207 00:15:17,542 --> 00:15:22,255 The numbers of non-combatants who are being killed by drone strikes 208 00:15:22,339 --> 00:15:25,300 - is lower than it's ever been. - Those numbers are false. 209 00:15:25,383 --> 00:15:28,804 One civilian killed in 2010? That has to be wrong. 210 00:15:28,887 --> 00:15:32,432 Look, I don't think the Pentagon is being honest about... 211 00:15:34,976 --> 00:15:38,647 Are you okay? 212 00:15:40,064 --> 00:15:43,819 - I'll get the doctor up here. - Don't do that. It'll pass. 213 00:15:45,362 --> 00:15:47,071 Phantom pain. 214 00:15:55,706 --> 00:15:58,458 You know what I dreamed of when I came here? 215 00:15:58,542 --> 00:16:01,044 Choking you with my bare hands. 216 00:16:12,890 --> 00:16:15,726 Mr. Mahmoud, you may hate me. 217 00:16:15,809 --> 00:16:18,478 You may hate the office I hold. 218 00:16:18,562 --> 00:16:21,022 But here's the reality: 219 00:16:21,105 --> 00:16:26,110 I must make decisions every day that I hope are just. 220 00:16:26,194 --> 00:16:29,406 I don't know right from wrong all the time. 221 00:16:29,489 --> 00:16:31,282 I wish I did. 222 00:16:32,534 --> 00:16:35,495 But what I can't be is indecisive. 223 00:16:35,579 --> 00:16:40,542 "The taking of one innocent life 224 00:16:40,625 --> 00:16:43,253 is like the taking of all mankind." 225 00:16:43,336 --> 00:16:48,800 It also says that "the saving of one life 226 00:16:48,884 --> 00:16:51,678 is like the saving of all mankind." 227 00:16:55,265 --> 00:16:57,768 You didn't ask me here to apologize. 228 00:16:57,851 --> 00:17:00,395 You asked me here to forgive you. 229 00:17:02,689 --> 00:17:04,315 I didn't order the strike that... 230 00:17:05,442 --> 00:17:08,278 I won't forgive you, Mr. President. 231 00:17:08,361 --> 00:17:11,364 I don't want to make it any easier for you to sleep at night. 232 00:17:11,448 --> 00:17:14,826 And knowing a few lines of the Qur'an does not absolve you. 233 00:17:19,831 --> 00:17:23,084 I have a duty to this nation, Mr. Mahmoud. 234 00:17:23,167 --> 00:17:24,377 I swore an oath. 235 00:17:24,461 --> 00:17:28,381 There's a fine line between duty and murder. 236 00:17:30,383 --> 00:17:33,595 Only you have the power to stop what happened to me. 237 00:17:33,678 --> 00:17:38,976 The next time you wield it... I hope you'll think twice. 238 00:17:39,058 --> 00:17:42,020 Yes, of course. Meechum! 239 00:17:43,521 --> 00:17:45,857 - Yes, sir? - You show Mr. Mahmoud out. 240 00:17:51,154 --> 00:17:53,865 Two months of random sampling across the country. 241 00:17:53,949 --> 00:17:56,701 Less than a tenth of a percent of all incoming data. 242 00:17:56,785 --> 00:17:57,786 Why so little? 243 00:17:57,869 --> 00:17:59,663 You have any idea how many cameras we monitor? 244 00:17:59,746 --> 00:18:01,957 The CPU core quota of every mainframe in Washington 245 00:18:02,040 --> 00:18:03,541 couldn't handle all that data. 246 00:18:03,625 --> 00:18:06,044 I tried doubling the sample range and it set off alarms. 247 00:18:06,127 --> 00:18:08,379 I came this fucking close to getting caught. 248 00:18:08,463 --> 00:18:11,174 Okay, we just need to narrow the search, man. 249 00:18:11,257 --> 00:18:14,594 - It's too much ground to cover. - How? 250 00:18:14,678 --> 00:18:18,348 I need more information on Rachel. 251 00:18:18,431 --> 00:18:20,725 Favorite books, fuckin' movies. 252 00:18:20,809 --> 00:18:23,102 - Anything. - I don't know. 253 00:18:23,186 --> 00:18:25,063 Come on. Did she ever talk about going anywhere? 254 00:18:25,146 --> 00:18:28,441 - Traveling to some place? - No. Traveling wasn't an option. 255 00:18:29,442 --> 00:18:30,902 I need more, man. 256 00:18:33,154 --> 00:18:36,157 - What about the other girl? Lisa. - I'm reading her e-mails. 257 00:18:36,240 --> 00:18:38,618 I'm tracking her phone. There's nothing there. 258 00:18:40,411 --> 00:18:42,497 We should get close to her, though. We should talk to her. 259 00:18:42,580 --> 00:18:44,499 - Extract something. - She might recognize me. 260 00:18:44,582 --> 00:18:47,961 - I'll do it. - That makes me nervous. 261 00:18:48,045 --> 00:18:50,005 It's social engineering. I'll just hack her that way. 262 00:18:50,088 --> 00:18:51,840 She won't suspect a thing. 263 00:18:53,884 --> 00:18:57,554 If we don't try something new, we're not gonna find Rachel. 264 00:19:02,559 --> 00:19:04,310 Help yourself to some boiled peanuts. 265 00:19:04,394 --> 00:19:06,479 No, thank you. Too much salt. 266 00:19:06,563 --> 00:19:09,066 First week I was here, I asked one of the stewards 267 00:19:09,148 --> 00:19:10,650 if I could have some boiled peanuts. 268 00:19:10,734 --> 00:19:13,319 I used to eat them all the time as a kid, and I'll be damned 269 00:19:13,403 --> 00:19:16,280 if there hasn't been a full bowl of peanuts here every day since. 270 00:19:16,364 --> 00:19:19,158 They must have a pot boiling 'round the clock. 271 00:19:19,242 --> 00:19:21,411 Ruth has me eating kale crisps now. 272 00:19:21,494 --> 00:19:24,497 Says they're good for me. I can't stand the things. 273 00:19:24,581 --> 00:19:26,041 I have them shucked in the kitchen, 274 00:19:26,124 --> 00:19:30,169 so you don't even have to get your fingers dirty. Feel free. Live a little. 275 00:19:34,424 --> 00:19:39,096 Mr. Justice, since we last spoke, I've done a lot of soul searching. 276 00:19:39,178 --> 00:19:42,348 It was unfair of me to ask you to stay on the bench. 277 00:19:42,432 --> 00:19:46,061 If you want to retire, you should. 278 00:19:46,144 --> 00:19:48,813 I appreciate your consideration, Mr. President. 279 00:19:48,897 --> 00:19:52,567 Well, I thought the first thing I should do is to find a suitable successor. 280 00:19:52,650 --> 00:19:55,695 Someone you would approve of to put your mind at ease, 281 00:19:55,779 --> 00:19:58,031 - and I think I've found one. - Who? 282 00:19:58,115 --> 00:20:02,994 - Heather Dunbar. - I think she'd be an excellent justice. 283 00:20:03,078 --> 00:20:04,579 I'm glad you agree. 284 00:20:04,662 --> 00:20:08,625 Just an unlikely choice, given how vociferous she... 285 00:20:08,708 --> 00:20:10,209 With the Walker investigation, yes. 286 00:20:10,293 --> 00:20:12,420 But that only increases my estimation of her. 287 00:20:12,503 --> 00:20:14,547 She has a great sense of duty. 288 00:20:14,631 --> 00:20:17,926 More than any Solicitor General I've ever worked with. 289 00:20:18,009 --> 00:20:21,888 I wish I'd known the reason you invited me beforehand. 290 00:20:21,972 --> 00:20:24,766 - I could have saved you the trouble. - Why? 291 00:20:24,849 --> 00:20:27,060 After I talked to you a couple of months ago, 292 00:20:27,144 --> 00:20:29,479 Ruth said you'd given me a gift. 293 00:20:29,562 --> 00:20:32,482 That I would be miserable if I weren't on the bench. 294 00:20:32,565 --> 00:20:36,235 She talked to my sons and they all agreed. 295 00:20:36,319 --> 00:20:38,196 As long as I'm well enough to serve the court, 296 00:20:38,279 --> 00:20:42,492 that's where I want to be. And we'll keep an eye on 2016. 297 00:20:42,575 --> 00:20:47,205 If it looks as though the Republicans will win, I'll step down. 298 00:20:47,288 --> 00:20:50,500 If not, I'll stay. But, there's no rush. 299 00:20:55,964 --> 00:20:57,924 Must I destroy this man? 300 00:20:58,008 --> 00:20:59,843 Mr. President? 301 00:21:04,347 --> 00:21:07,725 No. I won't. 302 00:21:07,809 --> 00:21:09,894 Excuse me? 303 00:21:12,022 --> 00:21:17,819 I won't stand by and watch you make this mistake. 304 00:21:19,821 --> 00:21:21,823 I've thought this through. 305 00:21:23,200 --> 00:21:27,204 We're not friends, Robert. We don't know each other that well. 306 00:21:27,286 --> 00:21:29,372 But I care about you. 307 00:21:29,455 --> 00:21:32,458 Because you served for more than 20 years on the bench. 308 00:21:32,542 --> 00:21:35,920 You've established legal precedents that will outlive both of us. 309 00:21:36,004 --> 00:21:39,757 And... maybe you can explain away yesterday as a senior moment. 310 00:21:39,841 --> 00:21:43,136 But what if another moment happens that you can't explain away? 311 00:21:43,220 --> 00:21:46,347 What if somehow the news of your illness leaks? 312 00:21:46,430 --> 00:21:49,809 Then every decision you've written will be called into question. 313 00:21:49,893 --> 00:21:51,352 They'll be challenged. 314 00:21:51,435 --> 00:21:54,731 And a life's work will be undone in a heartbeat. 315 00:21:54,814 --> 00:21:57,608 Do you have some ulterior motive here? 316 00:21:57,692 --> 00:21:59,944 Only your best interests. 317 00:22:00,028 --> 00:22:01,654 But why the urgency? 318 00:22:04,824 --> 00:22:07,702 I want to protect you. 319 00:22:07,785 --> 00:22:11,831 Justice, I'm asking you, I'm pleading with you. 320 00:22:11,915 --> 00:22:16,586 Don't let events get out of your control. 321 00:22:16,669 --> 00:22:18,337 Will you reconsider? 322 00:22:20,464 --> 00:22:23,718 I appreciate your concern, Mr. President. 323 00:22:23,801 --> 00:22:26,971 Let me speak again to Ruth and I'll get back to you. 324 00:22:28,014 --> 00:22:29,724 Thank you, Justice. 325 00:22:29,807 --> 00:22:32,143 - It's a moratorium. - We're not calling it that. 326 00:22:32,227 --> 00:22:34,187 Call it whatever you want, nobody's talking. 327 00:22:34,271 --> 00:22:36,231 We're trying to prevent misinformation. 328 00:22:36,314 --> 00:22:38,024 I'm supposed to write about AmWorks. 329 00:22:38,108 --> 00:22:41,111 How can I do that when no one from the executive branch will speak to me? 330 00:22:41,194 --> 00:22:43,196 This thing's shifting under our feet in Congress. 331 00:22:43,280 --> 00:22:45,782 By the time I finish the morning brief, it's already outdated. 332 00:22:45,865 --> 00:22:48,576 I'm not asking for a one-on-one with the president, but... 333 00:22:48,659 --> 00:22:51,662 the Secretary of Labor, Treasury, one of his economic advisors. 334 00:22:51,746 --> 00:22:53,915 Give you special treatment? 335 00:22:53,998 --> 00:22:56,709 I think you issued the moratorium because you're losing the battle. 336 00:22:56,793 --> 00:22:58,419 It's 500 billion dollars. 337 00:22:58,502 --> 00:23:00,713 This is the largest jobs program since the New Deal. 338 00:23:00,797 --> 00:23:03,549 Of course it's a slugfest. That doesn't mean we're losing. 339 00:23:03,633 --> 00:23:05,969 Then let me speak to someone who can confirm that. 340 00:23:06,052 --> 00:23:08,512 Because all I'm hearing from the Republicans is that 341 00:23:08,596 --> 00:23:10,181 AmWorks will never see the light of day. 342 00:23:10,265 --> 00:23:13,101 I sympathize with you, Ayla. I wish I could give you what you want. 343 00:23:15,061 --> 00:23:17,772 - The president needs us. - So we'll talk later. 344 00:23:19,357 --> 00:23:22,026 Michael Corrigan, the activist who organized the protest 345 00:23:22,110 --> 00:23:23,569 at the state dinner last month, 346 00:23:23,653 --> 00:23:26,156 arrested by Russian police three hours ago in Moscow. 347 00:23:26,239 --> 00:23:27,824 The video is going viral. 348 00:23:27,907 --> 00:23:33,121 He's a high profile gay rights activist, nationally and abroad. 349 00:23:33,204 --> 00:23:36,540 And he's been very vocal in Russia over the last six weeks. 350 00:23:36,624 --> 00:23:38,584 Here's the bureau file on him, sir. 351 00:23:38,668 --> 00:23:40,253 Have we been in touch with the Kremlin? 352 00:23:40,337 --> 00:23:42,672 Secretary Durant is in Tangier right now. 353 00:23:42,755 --> 00:23:45,633 I briefed her by phone and she reached out to Bugayev. 354 00:23:45,716 --> 00:23:47,551 But they have not connected yet. 355 00:23:47,635 --> 00:23:51,097 Ambassador Grimes is making calls in Moscow, but nobody's engaging, 356 00:23:51,181 --> 00:23:53,766 other than to say they plan on fully prosecuting him. 357 00:23:53,850 --> 00:23:56,477 Ambassador, do you think this could be in retaliation 358 00:23:56,560 --> 00:23:57,979 for what you're doing at the UN? 359 00:23:58,062 --> 00:23:59,480 It could be. 360 00:23:59,563 --> 00:24:02,441 The Russians are very upset about this resolution. 361 00:24:02,525 --> 00:24:04,194 I'll see what I can find out from Moryakov. 362 00:24:04,277 --> 00:24:06,988 Let's hold off on the press conference until tomorrow. 363 00:24:07,071 --> 00:24:09,532 I'd like to deliver some good news instead of no news. 364 00:24:09,615 --> 00:24:12,910 In the meantime, put out a statement that we're in communication with Moscow. 365 00:24:12,994 --> 00:24:15,121 And that we're doing everything we can to get Mr. Corrigan 366 00:24:15,205 --> 00:24:16,998 back to the United States. Thank you all. 367 00:24:18,708 --> 00:24:22,128 Personally, I hate the law. It's medieval homophobic nonsense. 368 00:24:22,212 --> 00:24:24,505 - But it's the law. - I don't think it's coincidence 369 00:24:24,588 --> 00:24:26,674 that Corrigan was arrested after our conversation. 370 00:24:26,757 --> 00:24:28,676 Well, I wouldn't think it was a coincidence either. 371 00:24:28,759 --> 00:24:30,553 So what do you hope to achieve? 372 00:24:30,636 --> 00:24:32,847 Mr. Corrigan's release. 373 00:24:32,930 --> 00:24:34,307 If I withdraw the resolution. 374 00:24:34,391 --> 00:24:37,185 I think Moscow would certainly see it as a sign of goodwill. 375 00:24:37,268 --> 00:24:40,980 Well, we don't barter goodwill for the freedom of American citizens. 376 00:24:41,064 --> 00:24:44,150 I actually advocated for his immediate deportation. 377 00:24:44,234 --> 00:24:46,319 I agree that tossing him in jail is counterproductive, 378 00:24:46,403 --> 00:24:48,279 but my superiors are adamant. 379 00:24:48,363 --> 00:24:51,157 Save Petrov from himself. 380 00:24:51,241 --> 00:24:55,203 It's not my place to question him. Unlike you, I'm not married to my boss. 381 00:24:58,373 --> 00:25:01,751 I'll relay the Kremlin's position to the president. 382 00:25:05,129 --> 00:25:07,590 If we give in, the Jordan Valley plan is over 383 00:25:07,673 --> 00:25:10,385 and we show the Russians we can be blackmailed. 384 00:25:10,468 --> 00:25:12,553 So we're just supposed to let Corrigan rot away? 385 00:25:12,636 --> 00:25:16,182 I think if we continue to drive hard at the UN, we'll gain leverage. 386 00:25:16,266 --> 00:25:18,309 - What does Cathy think? - She agrees. 387 00:25:18,393 --> 00:25:21,312 I'm gonna take flak every day that Corrigan remains in jail. 388 00:25:21,396 --> 00:25:23,147 And you'll take more if you back down. 389 00:25:23,231 --> 00:25:25,024 But it does mean I have to get in front of the press 390 00:25:25,108 --> 00:25:27,026 with absolutely nothing of substance to say. 391 00:25:27,110 --> 00:25:29,320 You spent 20 years in Congress. You're good at that. 392 00:25:32,156 --> 00:25:33,783 It's good to hear you laugh. 393 00:25:34,867 --> 00:25:36,911 Get some sleep. I'll call you tomorrow. 394 00:25:36,994 --> 00:25:38,371 Good night. 395 00:25:41,249 --> 00:25:44,043 Who specifically is communicating between Washington and Moscow? 396 00:25:44,127 --> 00:25:46,587 All of our communication is between the State Department 397 00:25:46,670 --> 00:25:48,214 and the Russian Foreign Ministry. Ayla. 398 00:25:48,298 --> 00:25:51,675 In your statement, you persisted in calling this a free speech issue, 399 00:25:51,759 --> 00:25:53,636 but isn't gay rights really at the center of this? 400 00:25:53,719 --> 00:25:56,389 Well, Mr. Corrigan was arrested for speaking his mind. 401 00:25:56,473 --> 00:25:59,183 - No matter what his opinions... - Aren't you skirting that, 402 00:25:59,267 --> 00:26:02,437 Mr. President, because your stance on gay rights is unclear? 403 00:26:04,147 --> 00:26:07,275 What is clear is that Mr. Corrigan's detainment is unjust 404 00:26:07,358 --> 00:26:09,193 and, as I said, we're doing everything we can 405 00:26:09,277 --> 00:26:11,195 to make sure that he can come home. Yes, Zachary. 406 00:26:11,279 --> 00:26:14,031 Following up. Isn't dodging gay rights a calculated move 407 00:26:14,115 --> 00:26:16,826 for a man not running for office? 408 00:26:16,909 --> 00:26:18,953 You think I'm dodging? 409 00:26:19,036 --> 00:26:21,414 Well, then let me be as clear as I possibly can be. 410 00:26:21,498 --> 00:26:23,458 Gay people have rights. 411 00:26:23,541 --> 00:26:26,210 And this administration has always believed that Mr. Corrigan 412 00:26:26,294 --> 00:26:30,256 has the right to speak his mind without fear of being arrested on any issue, 413 00:26:30,340 --> 00:26:32,216 whether it's gay rights or something else. 414 00:26:32,300 --> 00:26:36,429 And what is also quite clear is that you must have failed etiquette class. 415 00:26:36,513 --> 00:26:40,599 Why won't you speak to John Pasternak, Michael Corrigan's husband? 416 00:26:40,683 --> 00:26:42,935 Mr. Pasternak has been trying to contact the White House 417 00:26:43,019 --> 00:26:45,438 - and no one will speak with him. - I do apologize, I have a meeting. 418 00:26:45,522 --> 00:26:48,149 I wish I could've gotten to all your questions. Any further inquiries, 419 00:26:48,232 --> 00:26:50,985 please direct them to Mr. Grayson. Thank you very much. 420 00:26:51,068 --> 00:26:52,487 I apologize, sir. 421 00:26:55,698 --> 00:26:57,492 - You went too far. - I did my job. 422 00:26:57,575 --> 00:27:00,328 There's protocol. There's basic decorum. 423 00:27:00,411 --> 00:27:02,955 You lift the moratorium for me on AmWorks, 424 00:27:03,039 --> 00:27:05,916 I disappear for five weeks. Focus on my long-lead piece. 425 00:27:06,000 --> 00:27:07,544 I don't touch Corrigan or anything else. 426 00:27:07,626 --> 00:27:09,086 You wanted me to chew you out. 427 00:27:09,170 --> 00:27:11,088 If that's what it takes to get us talking. 428 00:27:11,172 --> 00:27:13,508 Which is why I need your credential. 429 00:27:14,509 --> 00:27:16,386 - What? - Your credential. 430 00:27:17,554 --> 00:27:20,557 - You're kidding. - Do you see me laughing? 431 00:27:20,639 --> 00:27:23,767 You don't control my credential. The Correspondents' Association does. 432 00:27:23,851 --> 00:27:26,521 And I just spoke to Joel Weinmann. 433 00:27:26,604 --> 00:27:29,815 - He wouldn't. - You succeeded, Ayla. 434 00:27:29,899 --> 00:27:33,319 I'm lifting the moratorium for every other member of the press corps. 435 00:27:33,403 --> 00:27:35,696 The price was your credential. 436 00:27:36,906 --> 00:27:40,659 - He has no grounds. - You disrespected the president, 437 00:27:40,743 --> 00:27:44,205 the office, and most importantly, your fellow colleagues. 438 00:27:44,288 --> 00:27:46,749 - It wasn't a tough sell. - Then this becomes my next story. 439 00:27:46,832 --> 00:27:49,668 Punishing a member of the press. Collusion. Pay for play. 440 00:27:49,752 --> 00:27:51,379 And I'll deny. 441 00:27:51,462 --> 00:27:54,757 And do you think the head of the association is gonna admit anything? 442 00:27:54,840 --> 00:27:58,511 You don't have any friends, Ayla, on either side of the fence. 443 00:27:58,595 --> 00:28:00,721 The president just made a statement about free speech. 444 00:28:00,804 --> 00:28:03,349 Now you're gonna start kicking reporters out of the White House? 445 00:28:03,433 --> 00:28:06,769 - No. Just you. - No, not just me! 446 00:28:06,852 --> 00:28:09,188 You're fucking with the second largest daily in America. 447 00:28:09,272 --> 00:28:12,483 You can get rid of me, but you can't get rid of the institution I work for. 448 00:28:14,068 --> 00:28:16,446 You done? 449 00:28:16,529 --> 00:28:19,490 Don't let your 15 minutes of power go to your head, Seth. 450 00:28:21,158 --> 00:28:25,288 You can keep the plastic if you want... as a souvenir. 451 00:28:25,371 --> 00:28:27,624 That's all it's good for, now. 452 00:28:37,133 --> 00:28:39,009 Hello? 453 00:28:39,093 --> 00:28:40,344 Yeah. 454 00:28:44,223 --> 00:28:45,766 Are you serious? 455 00:28:49,937 --> 00:28:51,939 Okay. 456 00:28:52,022 --> 00:28:53,149 Fuck. 457 00:28:56,819 --> 00:28:58,488 I need to speak to the president. 458 00:29:00,114 --> 00:29:04,827 Through our laws, we seek to create a more perfect union. 459 00:29:04,910 --> 00:29:07,330 Government officials who abuse the law, 460 00:29:07,413 --> 00:29:12,751 or, at the very least, exploit the edges of it for their own personal gain, 461 00:29:12,835 --> 00:29:17,548 tarnish our democracy and weaken the bonds of our great nation. 462 00:29:17,632 --> 00:29:20,635 The Democratic Party must step out of the shadow 463 00:29:20,718 --> 00:29:22,928 of scandal and redefine itself. 464 00:29:23,012 --> 00:29:25,306 I want her here when she's done with this stunt. 465 00:29:25,389 --> 00:29:30,227 Embracing a new era of transparency, honesty and justice, 466 00:29:30,311 --> 00:29:34,315 this country deserves a president who has dedicated herself 467 00:29:34,398 --> 00:29:36,609 to those ideals in this court 468 00:29:36,693 --> 00:29:41,489 and many others, who has spent her entire life defending the law, 469 00:29:41,572 --> 00:29:45,618 and who now wants to dedicate herself to enforcing it. 470 00:29:45,702 --> 00:29:49,205 Let's restore integrity to the Oval Office. 471 00:29:49,288 --> 00:29:53,959 Use its power to root out corruption and lead by example. 472 00:29:54,043 --> 00:29:57,838 Today, before my family and friends, 473 00:29:57,921 --> 00:30:01,217 my God, and the highest court in our land, 474 00:30:01,300 --> 00:30:07,056 I announce my candidacy for President of the United States of America. 475 00:30:07,139 --> 00:30:10,643 There was no indication Ms. Dunbar had plans to run for president. 476 00:30:10,727 --> 00:30:14,480 This will make her the second Solicitor General in history to run for president, 477 00:30:14,564 --> 00:30:17,567 the only other being William Howard Taft in 1908. 478 00:30:17,650 --> 00:30:19,736 With President Underwood declaring he will not... 479 00:30:21,945 --> 00:30:24,073 - Mr. President. - Ms. Dunbar. 480 00:30:25,449 --> 00:30:27,326 Please, take a seat. 481 00:30:28,703 --> 00:30:30,996 - My letter of resignation. - I can't accept that. 482 00:30:31,080 --> 00:30:32,582 You're too valuable to us. 483 00:30:32,665 --> 00:30:34,875 I can't run for office as Solicitor General. 484 00:30:34,958 --> 00:30:36,711 Then you should reconsider running for office. 485 00:30:36,794 --> 00:30:38,379 It's too late for that, I think. 486 00:30:38,462 --> 00:30:39,630 I don't understand, Heather. 487 00:30:39,714 --> 00:30:42,633 I offered you a seat on the Supreme Court. 488 00:30:42,717 --> 00:30:44,719 If Jacobs was stepping down, which he isn't. 489 00:30:46,011 --> 00:30:47,221 You spoke to him. 490 00:30:47,304 --> 00:30:49,932 As Solicitor General, I'm friendly with all the justices. 491 00:30:50,015 --> 00:30:54,144 I keep those relationships private so no one will suspect any bias toward me. 492 00:30:54,228 --> 00:30:56,855 But Robert and I are very close. 493 00:30:56,939 --> 00:30:59,609 He and Ruth have me over for dinner once a month. 494 00:30:59,692 --> 00:31:01,819 So you already knew about the Alzheimer's? 495 00:31:01,902 --> 00:31:03,487 He told me the day he was diagnosed. 496 00:31:03,571 --> 00:31:06,365 I've never had anything but his best interests at heart. 497 00:31:06,449 --> 00:31:08,785 You don't care about Robert. 498 00:31:08,867 --> 00:31:10,787 You wanted to sideline me. 499 00:31:10,869 --> 00:31:15,583 So you actually think you have a shot at this office? 500 00:31:15,666 --> 00:31:18,419 Yes, I do. And so does the leadership. 501 00:31:18,502 --> 00:31:20,546 You're in over your head, Heather, 502 00:31:20,630 --> 00:31:22,840 no matter what Birch and Womack are telling you. 503 00:31:22,923 --> 00:31:25,676 Why should it concern you, Mr. President? 504 00:31:25,760 --> 00:31:27,637 You've announced that you're not running. 505 00:31:27,720 --> 00:31:31,724 - Is this personal for you? - Don't flatter yourself. 506 00:31:31,808 --> 00:31:33,976 You got Walker, but you couldn't get me. 507 00:31:34,059 --> 00:31:36,937 I don't have to run to make sure you leave office. You couldn't win anyway. 508 00:31:37,020 --> 00:31:39,690 I'm running because I know I'd make a good president. 509 00:31:39,774 --> 00:31:42,568 You might very well make a good president. 510 00:31:42,652 --> 00:31:44,945 But right now, you're being delusional. 511 00:31:45,028 --> 00:31:48,157 When Birch approached me, I wasn't sure. 512 00:31:48,240 --> 00:31:51,076 I was tempted, but I knew it was a long shot. 513 00:31:51,160 --> 00:31:53,996 And when you offered the nomination, I was overwhelmed. 514 00:31:54,079 --> 00:31:56,123 It's what I'd been working toward my entire career. 515 00:31:56,206 --> 00:31:57,875 But then I spoke to Robert. 516 00:31:57,958 --> 00:32:01,420 And when he told me how you threatened him, I knew I had to run. 517 00:32:01,504 --> 00:32:04,507 Someone needs to scrub the stink from this office. 518 00:32:04,590 --> 00:32:07,176 - I didn't threaten him. - What would you call it? 519 00:32:07,259 --> 00:32:08,594 I was trying to save him, 520 00:32:08,678 --> 00:32:10,721 in the same way I'm trying to save you now. 521 00:32:10,805 --> 00:32:13,932 Once the news of his Alzheimer's gets out, which it will, 522 00:32:14,016 --> 00:32:16,894 because no matter how much we all try to lie about it, it's gonna leak, 523 00:32:16,977 --> 00:32:20,439 can you imagine what that's going to do to his reputation? 524 00:32:20,523 --> 00:32:21,774 He deserves better than that. 525 00:32:21,858 --> 00:32:24,234 And you deserve better than being an also-ran. 526 00:32:24,318 --> 00:32:26,696 Help me convince him. 527 00:32:26,779 --> 00:32:30,491 Take the seat on the court where you belong. 528 00:32:30,574 --> 00:32:33,828 Is this how you live with yourself? 529 00:32:33,911 --> 00:32:37,748 By rationalizing the obscene into the palatable? 530 00:32:42,628 --> 00:32:44,421 I haven't excused you yet. 531 00:32:44,505 --> 00:32:45,923 See you in Iowa. 532 00:33:10,197 --> 00:33:15,160 I wouldn't have made it through the past eight months without my faith. 533 00:33:16,412 --> 00:33:19,415 But I wouldn't have made it without this community, either. 534 00:33:20,666 --> 00:33:23,335 And on tough days... 535 00:33:23,419 --> 00:33:25,755 I remind myself of that. 536 00:33:25,838 --> 00:33:28,591 That I'm not alone. 537 00:33:28,674 --> 00:33:32,010 That I have all of you. 538 00:33:32,094 --> 00:33:36,223 And I think it's important to acknowledge that. 539 00:33:36,306 --> 00:33:38,517 To give thanks. 540 00:33:38,601 --> 00:33:40,728 So thank you. 541 00:33:40,811 --> 00:33:42,605 All of you. 542 00:33:42,688 --> 00:33:46,692 For always being there. For always being here. 543 00:33:51,697 --> 00:33:54,241 I have to go. I'll see you soon. 544 00:33:59,580 --> 00:34:02,332 Hey. I just wanted to say, what you said... 545 00:34:02,416 --> 00:34:04,167 it really connected with me. 546 00:34:04,251 --> 00:34:05,628 - About community. - Thank you. 547 00:34:05,711 --> 00:34:06,921 - Yeah. - I'm glad. 548 00:34:07,004 --> 00:34:09,465 - I'm Lisa. Hi. - Of course. Max. Hi. 549 00:34:09,548 --> 00:34:11,634 - You're new. - It was my first time, actually. 550 00:34:11,717 --> 00:34:15,220 - Do you live around here? - Towson. Just drove up. 551 00:34:15,304 --> 00:34:16,931 How did you find out about us? 552 00:34:17,014 --> 00:34:21,184 Online. Website. 553 00:34:21,268 --> 00:34:25,898 Yeah, I was surfing around, and I was... I was looking for something and... 554 00:34:25,982 --> 00:34:27,942 - It's stupid. - No. No, no. 555 00:34:28,025 --> 00:34:31,111 - Tell me. - Um... 556 00:34:31,904 --> 00:34:34,949 Okay, well, a few months ago, this girl... 557 00:34:35,032 --> 00:34:37,117 Um... 558 00:34:37,200 --> 00:34:40,621 The love of my life, actually... 559 00:34:40,704 --> 00:34:43,457 - Breakup? - She just left me. 560 00:34:44,583 --> 00:34:45,835 Out of the blue. 561 00:34:45,918 --> 00:34:51,214 You know, one day she just said it was over and that was it. 562 00:34:51,298 --> 00:34:55,135 Yeah. That's hard. 563 00:34:56,846 --> 00:34:59,598 I went through something similar not that long ago. 564 00:34:59,682 --> 00:35:01,183 Oh, really? 565 00:35:01,266 --> 00:35:05,437 Sort of what I was talking about tonight with the hard time I had been through. 566 00:35:05,521 --> 00:35:07,439 What happened? 567 00:35:08,565 --> 00:35:09,733 Oh... 568 00:35:09,817 --> 00:35:11,819 Ancient history. 569 00:35:11,902 --> 00:35:13,403 A guy left you? 570 00:35:14,697 --> 00:35:18,325 - It was a woman. - Oh. 571 00:35:20,995 --> 00:35:24,915 I guess I'm not completely over it, but time heals, you know? 572 00:35:24,999 --> 00:35:26,416 Mm-hmm. 573 00:35:26,500 --> 00:35:29,169 I gotta get home, but it was nice to meet you, Max. 574 00:35:29,252 --> 00:35:31,171 Nice meeting you, Lisa. 575 00:35:39,805 --> 00:35:41,682 Can we reschedule? Let me see. 576 00:35:41,765 --> 00:35:45,102 Yeah, yeah. Can you move that up by a half an hour? 577 00:35:47,145 --> 00:35:49,899 - Hello? - Is this a good time, Ms. Dunbar? 578 00:35:49,982 --> 00:35:52,401 - Who is this? - Doug Stamper. 579 00:35:54,319 --> 00:35:56,405 How did you get this number? 580 00:35:56,488 --> 00:35:58,699 Phone numbers are easy. What you should be asking 581 00:35:58,782 --> 00:36:01,577 is how I knew you were meeting with Senator Giallo tonight. 582 00:36:02,912 --> 00:36:04,663 Look down the hallway. 583 00:36:08,000 --> 00:36:10,210 - Go ahead. I'll meet you down there. - All right. 584 00:36:13,005 --> 00:36:16,717 No. Stay where you are. We wouldn't want to be seen together. 585 00:36:18,468 --> 00:36:21,097 Did the president send you? 586 00:36:21,179 --> 00:36:24,600 No. He and I aren't in touch. 587 00:36:24,683 --> 00:36:26,476 Then why are you here? 588 00:36:26,560 --> 00:36:29,479 You're forming your team. I want to be a part of it. 589 00:36:29,563 --> 00:36:32,149 - The real reason. - That is the reason. 590 00:36:32,232 --> 00:36:35,402 He sent you. Don't lie to me. 591 00:36:37,947 --> 00:36:40,824 I've been out of the game for nine months, Ms. Dunbar. 592 00:36:40,908 --> 00:36:42,451 I want to get back in. 593 00:36:42,534 --> 00:36:44,036 You're forming your team, 594 00:36:44,120 --> 00:36:45,913 and I want to get in on the ground floor. 595 00:36:47,790 --> 00:36:50,333 The leadership isn't enough. 596 00:36:52,586 --> 00:36:54,421 You need the rank and file. 597 00:36:54,504 --> 00:36:57,340 Their connections to county and municipal power brokers. 598 00:36:57,424 --> 00:36:59,593 The chiefs of a thousand kingdoms 599 00:36:59,676 --> 00:37:02,220 in every primary from Iowa to Super Tuesday. 600 00:37:02,304 --> 00:37:05,099 I worked in the whip's office for ten years. 601 00:37:05,182 --> 00:37:08,310 I have files on every single member. 602 00:37:08,393 --> 00:37:11,730 What they want, who they sleep with, what they eat for lunch. 603 00:37:11,814 --> 00:37:14,274 I can be valuable to you. 604 00:37:14,357 --> 00:37:17,277 How did you know I was meeting with Giallo tonight? 605 00:37:17,360 --> 00:37:19,446 You rub shoulders with the leadership. 606 00:37:19,529 --> 00:37:21,698 I rub shoulders with the people who work for them. 607 00:37:27,997 --> 00:37:30,833 Think about it, Ms. Dunbar. That's all I ask. 608 00:37:30,916 --> 00:37:32,250 Going down. 609 00:37:38,340 --> 00:37:40,342 I made a mistake. 610 00:37:40,425 --> 00:37:42,761 I mean, the way she spoke to me in the Oval, 611 00:37:42,845 --> 00:37:45,597 I wanted to strangle her. 612 00:37:45,681 --> 00:37:47,474 I mean, what is she thinking? 613 00:37:47,557 --> 00:37:51,311 Running against an incumbent when I offered her a seat on the court... 614 00:37:51,394 --> 00:37:53,939 She was going to run the moment Birch whispered in her ear. 615 00:37:54,023 --> 00:37:57,151 Once people imagine themselves in the Oval, there's no turning back. 616 00:37:57,234 --> 00:37:58,610 You know that as well as anybody. 617 00:37:58,694 --> 00:38:02,072 It's my own damn fault. Shouldn't have given Jacobs the choice. 618 00:38:02,156 --> 00:38:04,867 I should've just announced her nomination before I even asked her. 619 00:38:04,950 --> 00:38:06,827 - Should I come home? - No. 620 00:38:07,953 --> 00:38:10,330 I just need to think. I need to clear my head. 621 00:38:10,413 --> 00:38:12,624 Tell me what I can do. 622 00:38:16,003 --> 00:38:18,047 Why did I hold back? 623 00:38:19,048 --> 00:38:21,466 Why did I show Jacobs any mercy? 624 00:38:21,550 --> 00:38:24,427 Francis, this doesn't sound like you. 625 00:38:24,511 --> 00:38:27,014 Put this behind you. Think about what's next. 626 00:38:29,391 --> 00:38:31,685 It was because of Mahmoud. 627 00:38:33,229 --> 00:38:35,898 I let him get to me. 628 00:38:37,066 --> 00:38:41,403 And all those flags on those coffins and those soldiers, whose... 629 00:38:41,486 --> 00:38:44,489 I deployed and then I buried in the ground. It's my... 630 00:38:44,573 --> 00:38:47,243 Stop it. This isn't doing you any good. 631 00:38:47,325 --> 00:38:49,745 I will talk about this with you if you want, 632 00:38:49,828 --> 00:38:52,039 but if you're doubting yourself, I can't indulge that. 633 00:38:52,122 --> 00:38:54,416 No, you're right, of course. 634 00:38:54,499 --> 00:38:56,085 Well, let's talk in the morning. 635 00:38:56,168 --> 00:38:58,879 - I'm here if you need me. - I know. 636 00:39:00,089 --> 00:39:02,841 - Good night. - Good night, Francis. 637 00:39:27,157 --> 00:39:30,869 Yes, can you reach out to Bishop Eddis for me? 638 00:39:30,953 --> 00:39:32,370 I'll hold. 639 00:39:53,058 --> 00:39:54,601 Thank you, Meechum. 640 00:39:54,684 --> 00:39:56,937 - If we can have some privacy. - Yes, sir. 641 00:39:59,356 --> 00:40:01,275 Still riding the Bonneville? 642 00:40:01,358 --> 00:40:04,861 Sold the '67 for a Pipeburn. Beautiful bike. 643 00:40:04,945 --> 00:40:07,114 You should take me for a spin sometime. 644 00:40:07,197 --> 00:40:09,032 I don't think so. 645 00:40:09,116 --> 00:40:10,993 They're a death wish. 646 00:40:11,076 --> 00:40:13,745 At least you know you have a place in heaven. 647 00:40:18,083 --> 00:40:20,627 What's on your mind, Mr. President? 648 00:40:20,710 --> 00:40:23,088 The burial the other day. 649 00:40:23,172 --> 00:40:27,926 You talked about Abraham and Isaac. God giving up his only Son. 650 00:40:28,010 --> 00:40:32,222 Between you and me, that's the same sermon I always use at Arlington. 651 00:40:32,306 --> 00:40:35,684 You put enough soldiers in the ground, you get tired of writing new ones. 652 00:40:37,602 --> 00:40:40,563 - It was the first time I had heard it. - Won't be the last. 653 00:40:42,565 --> 00:40:45,110 I want to understand what justice is. 654 00:40:45,194 --> 00:40:48,571 That's a big one. 655 00:40:48,655 --> 00:40:50,199 I know. 656 00:40:52,117 --> 00:40:55,704 There's our justice, the kind men create. 657 00:40:55,787 --> 00:40:59,916 We base it on things like the Ten Commandments. 658 00:41:00,000 --> 00:41:03,420 But those can be read a million different ways. 659 00:41:03,503 --> 00:41:06,506 "Thou shalt not kill" seems pretty clear. 660 00:41:06,589 --> 00:41:10,010 Who's to say? If we didn't kill, 661 00:41:10,093 --> 00:41:12,929 others would kill instead of us. 662 00:41:13,013 --> 00:41:15,598 There's a lot of killing in the Bible. 663 00:41:15,682 --> 00:41:17,142 King David was a warrior. 664 00:41:17,226 --> 00:41:21,855 How do you reconcile that with the laws that God gave Moses? 665 00:41:21,938 --> 00:41:24,816 Even those laws require interpretation. 666 00:41:26,068 --> 00:41:29,112 There are two laws we have to remember above all else. 667 00:41:30,989 --> 00:41:34,326 He tells us to love God 668 00:41:34,410 --> 00:41:36,078 and to love each other. 669 00:41:37,996 --> 00:41:41,458 You can't love the people you kill. 670 00:41:41,541 --> 00:41:43,085 You sure as hell can. 671 00:41:43,168 --> 00:41:46,463 And you have to love the people who are trying to kill you. 672 00:41:47,714 --> 00:41:50,133 Jesus loved the Romans. 673 00:41:50,217 --> 00:41:54,388 "Father, forgive them," he said, "for they know not what they do." 674 00:41:54,471 --> 00:41:56,432 Why didn't he fight? 675 00:41:56,514 --> 00:41:59,268 Why did he allow himself to be sacrificed? 676 00:42:00,685 --> 00:42:03,021 I ask myself that question a lot. 677 00:42:03,105 --> 00:42:05,399 I understand the Old Testament God, 678 00:42:05,482 --> 00:42:06,942 whose power is absolute, 679 00:42:07,025 --> 00:42:10,362 who rules through fear, but... him. 680 00:42:16,993 --> 00:42:19,829 There's no such thing as absolute power for us, 681 00:42:19,913 --> 00:42:21,790 except on the receiving end. 682 00:42:22,874 --> 00:42:25,043 Using fear will get you nowhere. 683 00:42:25,127 --> 00:42:27,754 It's not your job to determine what's just. 684 00:42:27,837 --> 00:42:31,341 It's not your place to choose the version of God you like best. 685 00:42:31,425 --> 00:42:33,635 It's not your duty to serve this country alone, 686 00:42:33,718 --> 00:42:36,721 and it better not be your goal to simply serve yourself. 687 00:42:36,805 --> 00:42:39,015 You serve the Lord. 688 00:42:39,099 --> 00:42:42,394 And through him, you serve others. 689 00:42:42,478 --> 00:42:47,357 Love God. Love each other. 690 00:42:47,441 --> 00:42:49,692 Period. 691 00:42:49,776 --> 00:42:52,488 You weren't chosen, Mr. President. 692 00:42:54,990 --> 00:42:56,950 Only he was. 693 00:43:02,956 --> 00:43:05,417 May I have a few moments? 694 00:43:05,501 --> 00:43:08,962 For myself. To pray. 695 00:43:11,006 --> 00:43:12,799 It's all yours. 696 00:43:45,499 --> 00:43:46,916 Love? 697 00:43:47,959 --> 00:43:49,836 That's what you're selling? 698 00:43:53,507 --> 00:43:55,758 Well, I don't buy it. 699 00:44:20,075 --> 00:44:22,077 Is everything all right, sir? 700 00:44:23,328 --> 00:44:26,289 I was praying and it just fell. 701 00:44:51,022 --> 00:44:53,567 Please have someone clean this up. 702 00:44:53,650 --> 00:44:55,777 Yes, sir. 703 00:44:55,860 --> 00:44:57,654 Well, I've got God's ear now.