1 00:01:31,728 --> 00:01:36,163 Sync and corrections by n17t01 www.addic7ed.com 2 00:01:48,893 --> 00:01:52,188 Deference to the executive cannot possibly justify 3 00:01:52,272 --> 00:01:57,152 the injuries to Mr. Mahmoud or the death of his family members. 4 00:01:57,235 --> 00:02:01,948 If you do not say that this is wrong, that this is unconstitutional, 5 00:02:02,031 --> 00:02:06,828 there is nothing to prevent this sort of senseless tragedy from happening again. 6 00:02:06,911 --> 00:02:10,331 We ask for nothing more than reform and oversight. 7 00:02:10,414 --> 00:02:12,583 Your ruling is a crucial first step. 8 00:02:12,667 --> 00:02:14,752 - Thank you. - Thank you, Mr. Katyal. 9 00:02:14,836 --> 00:02:16,254 Ms. Dunbar. 10 00:02:22,010 --> 00:02:24,929 Mr. Chief Justice, and may it please the court, 11 00:02:25,013 --> 00:02:28,808 the security of American citizens is the reason our drone program 12 00:02:28,891 --> 00:02:31,060 and other covert operations exist. 13 00:02:31,144 --> 00:02:34,438 But that security often comes with a cost. 14 00:02:34,522 --> 00:02:38,026 At this very moment, the president is at Arlington Cemetery, 15 00:02:38,109 --> 00:02:40,444 laying to rest three Navy SEALs 16 00:02:40,528 --> 00:02:44,324 who perished on a mountainside in Afghanistan. 17 00:02:44,406 --> 00:02:46,909 They gave their lives to save others. 18 00:03:07,471 --> 00:03:10,058 And God said to Abraham, "Take your son, 19 00:03:10,141 --> 00:03:13,811 your only son, whom you love, Isaac, and sacrifice him." 20 00:03:15,063 --> 00:03:16,647 Abraham was willing. 21 00:03:18,066 --> 00:03:22,945 But when he raised his knife above Isaac on the altar, 22 00:03:23,029 --> 00:03:24,697 God stopped him. 23 00:03:24,780 --> 00:03:28,701 For Abraham had proven his devotion to God. 24 00:03:28,784 --> 00:03:33,664 Then God, to prove his devotion to us, 25 00:03:33,748 --> 00:03:36,167 made his own sacrifice. 26 00:03:36,251 --> 00:03:41,630 "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son." 27 00:03:41,714 --> 00:03:45,968 Devotion. Sacrifice. 28 00:03:46,052 --> 00:03:47,303 Love. 29 00:03:47,387 --> 00:03:50,681 This is what the Lord teaches us. 30 00:03:50,765 --> 00:03:54,977 And what these young men have exemplified. 31 00:03:55,061 --> 00:03:57,146 We shall forever honor them. 32 00:03:58,814 --> 00:04:03,027 And in heaven, they will have eternal life. 33 00:04:04,320 --> 00:04:05,821 Amen. 34 00:04:05,905 --> 00:04:07,656 Ready, pull. 35 00:04:13,537 --> 00:04:16,457 As you are aware, we have invoked the State secrets privilege 36 00:04:16,540 --> 00:04:18,542 during our request for dismissal. 37 00:04:18,626 --> 00:04:23,131 But I have authority from the president to share some of the classified brief 38 00:04:23,214 --> 00:04:25,800 in order to reinforce the government's argument. 39 00:04:27,218 --> 00:04:29,137 Are you certain you want to do that, Ms. Dunbar? 40 00:04:29,220 --> 00:04:32,390 I am, Mr. Chief Justice. And so is the president. 41 00:04:32,473 --> 00:04:35,893 So the government is publicly admitting responsibility for the strike? 42 00:04:35,977 --> 00:04:37,312 It is, Your Honor. 43 00:04:37,395 --> 00:04:41,690 The terrorist successfully targeted was Zuri Aziz. 44 00:04:41,774 --> 00:04:44,444 He routinely used civilians as human shields. 45 00:04:44,526 --> 00:04:47,905 Mr. Mahmoud's family did not know Aziz was in the same building. 46 00:04:47,989 --> 00:04:51,533 The drone strike is responsible for their deaths. 47 00:04:51,617 --> 00:04:56,872 Mr. Mahmoud has suffered a terrible injury and loss. 48 00:04:56,956 --> 00:05:01,502 While the government's action is tragic, it wasn't unlawful. 49 00:05:01,585 --> 00:05:05,340 It was legal, it was necessary, and it was right. 50 00:05:05,423 --> 00:05:07,800 Heather Dunbar? She's never run for office. 51 00:05:07,883 --> 00:05:10,803 You don't become Solicitor General without being politically savvy. 52 00:05:10,886 --> 00:05:12,972 It takes more than savvy to be elected president. 53 00:05:13,055 --> 00:05:16,225 Don't forget, she has a national profile after the Walker investigation. 54 00:05:16,309 --> 00:05:18,269 Truth and justice personified. 55 00:05:18,353 --> 00:05:20,562 If the leadership wants to redefine the party, she's-- 56 00:05:20,646 --> 00:05:23,524 No one with this little experience has ever been a real contender 57 00:05:23,607 --> 00:05:25,776 since Ross Perot, and at least he had the money. 58 00:05:25,860 --> 00:05:29,280 So does she. Her family owns Dunbar Armored Cars. 59 00:05:31,240 --> 00:05:34,743 She could finance her entire campaign if she needed to. 60 00:05:34,827 --> 00:05:36,871 But what prevents the abuse of power? 61 00:05:36,954 --> 00:05:40,208 The executive can't legislate, can't receive appropriations, 62 00:05:40,291 --> 00:05:42,084 can't sentence people to imprisonment. 63 00:05:42,168 --> 00:05:44,086 All of these depend on the other branches, 64 00:05:44,170 --> 00:05:46,297 which keeps executive power in check. 65 00:05:46,381 --> 00:05:48,548 But we know for a fact that, in emergencies, 66 00:05:48,632 --> 00:05:51,052 the executive will contemplate actions 67 00:05:51,135 --> 00:05:53,804 that do not have clear legislative authority 68 00:05:53,888 --> 00:05:57,475 and might be constitutionally dubious. 69 00:05:57,557 --> 00:05:59,643 Including-- 70 00:06:08,861 --> 00:06:10,988 Are you asking about drone strikes, Your Honor? 71 00:06:11,072 --> 00:06:12,865 Yes. Drone strikes. 72 00:06:12,948 --> 00:06:16,160 The fear of an out-of-control executive is exaggerated. 73 00:06:16,244 --> 00:06:19,747 The president has strong electoral and other political incentives 74 00:06:19,830 --> 00:06:21,416 to act in the public interest. 75 00:06:21,499 --> 00:06:24,584 You yourself have investigated the White House for abuse of power. 76 00:06:24,668 --> 00:06:26,295 It forced a president to resign. 77 00:06:26,379 --> 00:06:30,174 Now you maintain that, uh, we should give our president a wide berth? 78 00:06:30,258 --> 00:06:33,844 I am not here to defend any one person, 79 00:06:33,928 --> 00:06:37,223 but rather the office of the presidency itself. 80 00:06:37,306 --> 00:06:41,060 We must hold everyone in government accountable to the law. 81 00:06:41,143 --> 00:06:45,398 But we must not manufacture our interpretation of the law 82 00:06:45,481 --> 00:06:49,026 to erode constitutional authority. 83 00:06:49,110 --> 00:06:54,156 We can prosecute presidents, but not the presidency. 84 00:06:54,240 --> 00:06:55,741 We have to assume this is happening. 85 00:06:55,824 --> 00:06:57,701 We need to end her campaign before it begins. 86 00:06:57,785 --> 00:06:59,870 She's clean. Walker vetted her for Solicitor General, 87 00:06:59,954 --> 00:07:01,747 then again when he made her special prosecutor. 88 00:07:01,830 --> 00:07:04,666 That's one of the things that makes her so attractive. 89 00:07:04,750 --> 00:07:06,502 - Thank you, Jackie. - Yes, sir. 90 00:07:09,004 --> 00:07:12,258 Well, if we can't knock her out, we have to figure out another way. 91 00:07:28,983 --> 00:07:32,153 - It's something, isn't it? - Yes, it is. 92 00:07:34,029 --> 00:07:36,657 Traditionally, the United States has not supported 93 00:07:36,740 --> 00:07:39,201 military action in the Middle East. 94 00:07:39,285 --> 00:07:42,497 But a neutral UN peacekeeping force in the Jordan Valley 95 00:07:42,580 --> 00:07:47,793 is an essential first step to sustainable, long-term peace. 96 00:07:47,876 --> 00:07:50,338 The United States will vote "yes." 97 00:07:50,421 --> 00:07:51,964 Thank you, Mr. President. 98 00:07:52,047 --> 00:07:54,049 I give the floor to the representative 99 00:07:54,133 --> 00:07:55,926 of the Russian Federation. 100 00:07:57,512 --> 00:08:00,515 Russia is also committed to stability in the region. 101 00:08:00,598 --> 00:08:04,185 But inserting the UN into such a complicated situation 102 00:08:04,268 --> 00:08:07,355 could irrevocably damage the hopes of real peace. 103 00:08:07,438 --> 00:08:10,858 I strongly encourage my colleagues to not support this resolution. 104 00:08:10,941 --> 00:08:12,860 Thank you, Mr. President. 105 00:08:12,943 --> 00:08:17,532 With no further requests to speak, I put the draft resolution to a vote. 106 00:08:17,615 --> 00:08:19,534 All those in favor? 107 00:08:21,536 --> 00:08:23,496 Those against? 108 00:08:25,623 --> 00:08:27,166 Those abstaining? 109 00:08:29,377 --> 00:08:34,715 The vote is 13 in favor, one against, one abstention. 110 00:08:34,798 --> 00:08:36,758 The draft resolution does not pass 111 00:08:36,842 --> 00:08:41,847 due to the "no" vote by a permanent member of the Security Council. 112 00:08:46,768 --> 00:08:49,813 We hoped that Russia would change their mind 113 00:08:49,897 --> 00:08:51,691 but their veto doesn't surprise me. 114 00:08:51,773 --> 00:08:56,404 So we need your support to bypass the Security Council. 115 00:08:56,487 --> 00:09:00,575 We don't want to undermine the veto of permanent members. 116 00:09:00,658 --> 00:09:05,204 We will not establish a dangerous precedent. 117 00:09:05,287 --> 00:09:09,584 The General Assembly can't override the veto without a majority. 118 00:09:09,667 --> 00:09:11,919 Do you still have the support of Israel? 119 00:09:12,002 --> 00:09:15,339 I would not call you if this was not the case. 120 00:09:15,423 --> 00:09:20,261 Then as long as Israel agrees, we agree. 121 00:09:20,344 --> 00:09:23,431 Wonderful. Thank you, Ambassador. 122 00:09:23,514 --> 00:09:28,728 I'll let you know when we decide to submit it to a vote. 123 00:09:34,858 --> 00:09:37,152 Ileana, France is in. 124 00:09:37,236 --> 00:09:40,197 I need to be certain Israel will stand firm. 125 00:09:47,622 --> 00:09:49,790 Israel will never maintain its commitment. 126 00:09:49,873 --> 00:09:54,128 Israel wants what the rest of the world wants, sustainable security. 127 00:09:54,211 --> 00:09:57,423 Trust me on this, I've dealt with Jerusalem for many years at the UN. 128 00:09:57,506 --> 00:10:00,092 The moment it gets difficult, they'll turn their back on you. 129 00:10:00,175 --> 00:10:02,928 - And it will get difficult. - You're right. 130 00:10:03,011 --> 00:10:05,180 I can't predict how they will act down the road, 131 00:10:05,264 --> 00:10:07,808 but I do know they will vote for this resolution. 132 00:10:07,891 --> 00:10:09,518 We'll see. 133 00:10:09,602 --> 00:10:11,979 Going around the Security Council is a radical move. 134 00:10:12,062 --> 00:10:14,607 It's not radical, it's justified. 135 00:10:14,690 --> 00:10:17,818 You dust off some 60-year-old precedent and think you're justified? 136 00:10:17,901 --> 00:10:20,279 The Uniting for Peace resolution was used to start a war. 137 00:10:20,362 --> 00:10:22,072 To end North Korea's aggression. 138 00:10:22,156 --> 00:10:24,366 Semantics. 139 00:10:24,450 --> 00:10:28,454 Ninety-three nations on board already, including Israel, that's not semantics. 140 00:10:28,537 --> 00:10:31,081 Claire, I'm getting a lot of pressure from the Kremlin. 141 00:10:31,165 --> 00:10:33,334 Petrov doesn't want this to go to the General Assembly. 142 00:10:33,417 --> 00:10:35,836 Give me a little more time to work on him. 143 00:10:46,388 --> 00:10:48,474 We've given you a month. We're moving forward. 144 00:10:57,483 --> 00:10:59,652 - Yes? - Ms. Dunbar is here. 145 00:10:59,735 --> 00:11:01,320 Send her in. 146 00:11:10,120 --> 00:11:12,331 - Heather. - Mr. President. 147 00:11:12,414 --> 00:11:15,668 I listened to the audio of your defense this morning. It was outstanding. 148 00:11:15,751 --> 00:11:18,253 You were right about making the emotional argument. 149 00:11:18,337 --> 00:11:21,549 I think it will help the country heal. Please, have a seat. 150 00:11:28,430 --> 00:11:31,559 I'm also going to meet later tonight with Mr. Mahmoud privately. 151 00:11:31,642 --> 00:11:35,604 - To personally apologize. - That's a compassionate thing to do. 152 00:11:38,148 --> 00:11:41,485 When I listened to your argument, I also heard something else. 153 00:11:41,569 --> 00:11:45,947 There was a moment when Justice Jacobs was asking you about drone strikes. 154 00:11:46,031 --> 00:11:47,533 Yeah, I remember. 155 00:11:47,616 --> 00:11:52,287 And he paused... for quite a long time. 156 00:11:53,455 --> 00:11:56,291 I think... he just lost his train of thought. 157 00:11:56,375 --> 00:11:58,419 Well... 158 00:12:02,130 --> 00:12:06,260 What I'm about to tell you has to remain between us. 159 00:12:06,343 --> 00:12:08,637 Of course. 160 00:12:08,721 --> 00:12:11,682 Justice Jacobs has Alzheimer's. 161 00:12:11,766 --> 00:12:14,560 He came to me a few months ago to tell me. 162 00:12:14,643 --> 00:12:17,521 Now, it's in the early stages, so you wouldn't even notice 163 00:12:17,605 --> 00:12:19,690 unless you know what to look for. 164 00:12:19,774 --> 00:12:21,650 He wants to remain on the court? 165 00:12:21,734 --> 00:12:24,111 Well, that's what I want to discuss. 166 00:12:24,194 --> 00:12:25,987 He wanted to retire. 167 00:12:26,071 --> 00:12:28,574 I asked him to hold on just a little while longer, 168 00:12:28,657 --> 00:12:32,286 until I could find a suitable replacement and now I have. 169 00:12:32,369 --> 00:12:35,790 And I want that replacement... to be you. 170 00:12:38,459 --> 00:12:40,294 What do you think? 171 00:12:42,588 --> 00:12:47,092 I'm... humbled, sir. 172 00:12:47,175 --> 00:12:51,305 And... honestly surprised that you'd consider me. 173 00:12:51,388 --> 00:12:54,391 - Why is that? - Given our history. 174 00:12:54,475 --> 00:12:57,269 When I said that was water under the bridge, I meant it. 175 00:12:57,352 --> 00:12:59,521 You have the finest legal mind in this country, 176 00:12:59,605 --> 00:13:01,732 a deep understanding of the Constitution, 177 00:13:01,816 --> 00:13:04,318 and the Republicans wouldn't dare block your nomination. 178 00:13:04,401 --> 00:13:07,279 After all, you prosecuted a Democratic president. 179 00:13:07,362 --> 00:13:09,698 You're too good to be Solicitor General. 180 00:13:09,782 --> 00:13:13,993 Let's make sure you have a job for life. 181 00:13:14,077 --> 00:13:17,331 I appreciate you saying that, sir. 182 00:13:17,414 --> 00:13:19,541 I'm sorry. 183 00:13:19,625 --> 00:13:21,543 This is a lot to process. 184 00:13:21,627 --> 00:13:23,796 It's important we do this before the election. 185 00:13:23,879 --> 00:13:25,923 We could end up with a Republican president. 186 00:13:26,005 --> 00:13:28,676 And I don't want to suggest your name to Jacobs 187 00:13:28,759 --> 00:13:30,761 unless you truly want the position. 188 00:13:30,845 --> 00:13:34,682 So... I need to know now. 189 00:13:37,518 --> 00:13:40,395 Yes. It would be a great honor. 190 00:13:40,479 --> 00:13:42,690 Good. Congratulations. 191 00:13:42,773 --> 00:13:44,859 You speak to your family. I'll speak to Jacobs. 192 00:13:44,942 --> 00:13:46,777 Thank you, Mr. President. 193 00:14:27,026 --> 00:14:29,778 - Did you see this? - Hm? See what? 194 00:14:29,862 --> 00:14:32,280 I just got an alert. 195 00:14:32,364 --> 00:14:35,034 I don't know. I haven't, uh... seen Jim in a while. 196 00:14:37,703 --> 00:14:39,246 That's weird. 197 00:14:47,629 --> 00:14:50,340 I want to offer you my sincerest regret. 198 00:14:50,424 --> 00:14:53,677 And I hope that you will accept my apology. 199 00:14:53,761 --> 00:14:55,596 I'm sorry, but I can't. 200 00:14:55,679 --> 00:14:58,348 I know it should have come sooner. 201 00:14:58,432 --> 00:15:00,392 There needs to be more oversight. 202 00:15:00,475 --> 00:15:02,019 Well, there is congressional oversight. 203 00:15:02,102 --> 00:15:05,105 We have a rigorous system to prevent collateral damage. 204 00:15:05,188 --> 00:15:07,649 Civilians are listed as "other militants." 205 00:15:07,733 --> 00:15:11,111 But the government offers no evidence that's true. 206 00:15:11,194 --> 00:15:13,906 It definitely wasn't in my case. 207 00:15:13,989 --> 00:15:16,658 How rigorous can your process be? 208 00:15:16,742 --> 00:15:21,455 The numbers of non-combatants who are being killed by drone strikes 209 00:15:21,538 --> 00:15:24,499 - is lower than it's ever been. - Those numbers are false. 210 00:15:24,583 --> 00:15:28,003 One civilian killed in 2010? That has to be wrong. 211 00:15:28,087 --> 00:15:31,632 Look, I don't think the Pentagon is being honest about-- 212 00:15:34,175 --> 00:15:37,846 Are you okay? 213 00:15:39,264 --> 00:15:43,018 - I'll get the doctor up here. - Don't do that. It'll pass. 214 00:15:44,561 --> 00:15:46,271 Phantom pain. 215 00:15:54,905 --> 00:15:57,658 You know what I dreamed of when I came here? 216 00:15:57,741 --> 00:16:00,243 Choking you with my bare hands. 217 00:16:12,089 --> 00:16:14,925 Mr. Mahmoud, you may hate me. 218 00:16:15,009 --> 00:16:17,678 You may hate the office I hold. 219 00:16:17,761 --> 00:16:20,221 But here's the reality: 220 00:16:20,305 --> 00:16:25,310 I must make decisions every day that I hope are just. 221 00:16:25,393 --> 00:16:28,605 I don't know right from wrong all the time. 222 00:16:28,689 --> 00:16:30,482 I wish I did. 223 00:16:31,733 --> 00:16:34,695 But what I can't be is indecisive. 224 00:16:34,778 --> 00:16:39,741 It says in the Qur'an: "The taking of one innocent life 225 00:16:39,825 --> 00:16:42,452 is like the taking of all mankind." 226 00:16:42,536 --> 00:16:48,000 It also says that "the saving of one life 227 00:16:48,083 --> 00:16:50,878 is like the saving of all mankind." 228 00:16:54,464 --> 00:16:56,967 You didn't ask me here to apologize. 229 00:16:57,051 --> 00:16:59,594 You asked me here to forgive you. 230 00:17:01,889 --> 00:17:03,515 I didn't order the strike that-- 231 00:17:04,641 --> 00:17:07,477 I won't forgive you, Mr. President. 232 00:17:07,561 --> 00:17:10,564 I don't want to make it any easier for you to sleep at night. 233 00:17:10,647 --> 00:17:14,026 And knowing a few lines of the Qur'an does not absolve you. 234 00:17:19,031 --> 00:17:22,283 I have a duty to this nation, Mr. Mahmoud. 235 00:17:22,367 --> 00:17:23,577 I swore an oath. 236 00:17:23,660 --> 00:17:27,581 There's a fine line between duty and murder. 237 00:17:29,583 --> 00:17:32,794 Only you have the power to stop what happened to me. 238 00:17:32,878 --> 00:17:38,175 The next time you wield it... I hope you'll think twice. 239 00:17:38,258 --> 00:17:41,220 Yes, of course. Meechum! 240 00:17:42,721 --> 00:17:45,057 - Yes, sir? - You show Mr. Mahmoud out. 241 00:17:50,353 --> 00:17:53,065 Two months of random sampling across the country. 242 00:17:53,148 --> 00:17:55,901 Less than a tenth of a percent of all incoming data. 243 00:17:55,984 --> 00:17:56,985 Why so little? 244 00:17:57,069 --> 00:17:58,862 You have any idea how many cameras we monitor? 245 00:17:58,946 --> 00:18:01,156 The CPU core quota of every mainframe in Washington 246 00:18:01,240 --> 00:18:02,741 couldn't handle all that data. 247 00:18:02,824 --> 00:18:05,244 I tried doubling the sample range and it set off alarms. 248 00:18:05,326 --> 00:18:07,579 I came this fucking close to getting caught. 249 00:18:07,662 --> 00:18:10,373 Okay, we just need to narrow the search, man. 250 00:18:10,457 --> 00:18:13,794 - It's too much ground to cover. - How? 251 00:18:13,877 --> 00:18:17,547 I need more information on Rachel. 252 00:18:17,631 --> 00:18:19,925 Favorite books, fuckin' movies. 253 00:18:20,008 --> 00:18:22,302 - Anything. - I don't know. 254 00:18:22,385 --> 00:18:24,263 Come on. Did she ever talk about going anywhere? 255 00:18:24,345 --> 00:18:27,641 - Traveling to some place? - No. Traveling wasn't an option. 256 00:18:28,642 --> 00:18:30,102 I need more, man. 257 00:18:32,353 --> 00:18:35,356 - What about the other girl? Lisa. - I'm reading her e-mails. 258 00:18:35,440 --> 00:18:37,818 I'm tracking her phone. There's nothing there. 259 00:18:39,611 --> 00:18:41,696 We should get close to her, though. We should talk to her. 260 00:18:41,780 --> 00:18:43,698 - Extract something. - She might recognize me. 261 00:18:43,782 --> 00:18:47,161 - I'll do it. - That makes me nervous. 262 00:18:47,244 --> 00:18:49,204 It's social engineering. I'll just hack her that way. 263 00:18:49,288 --> 00:18:51,039 She won't suspect a thing. 264 00:18:53,083 --> 00:18:56,753 If we don't try something new, we're not gonna find Rachel. 265 00:19:01,758 --> 00:19:03,510 Help yourself to some boiled peanuts. 266 00:19:03,593 --> 00:19:05,679 No, thank you. Too much salt. 267 00:19:05,762 --> 00:19:08,265 First week I was here, I asked one of the stewards 268 00:19:08,348 --> 00:19:09,850 if I could have some boiled peanuts. 269 00:19:09,933 --> 00:19:12,519 I used to eat them all the time as a kid, and I'll be damned 270 00:19:12,602 --> 00:19:15,480 if there hasn't been a full bowl of peanuts here every day since. 271 00:19:15,563 --> 00:19:18,358 They must have a pot boiling 'round the clock. 272 00:19:18,441 --> 00:19:20,610 Ruth has me eating kale crisps now. 273 00:19:20,694 --> 00:19:23,697 Says they're good for me. I can't stand the things. 274 00:19:23,780 --> 00:19:25,240 I have them shucked in the kitchen, 275 00:19:25,324 --> 00:19:29,369 so you don't even have to get your fingers dirty. Feel free. Live a little. 276 00:19:33,623 --> 00:19:38,295 Mr. Justice, since we last spoke, I've done a lot of soul searching. 277 00:19:38,378 --> 00:19:41,548 It was unfair of me to ask you to stay on the bench. 278 00:19:41,631 --> 00:19:45,260 If you want to retire, you should. 279 00:19:45,344 --> 00:19:48,013 I appreciate your consideration, Mr. President. 280 00:19:48,096 --> 00:19:51,766 Well, I thought the first thing I should do is to find a suitable successor. 281 00:19:51,850 --> 00:19:54,895 Someone you would approve of to put your mind at ease, 282 00:19:54,978 --> 00:19:57,231 - and I think I've found one. - Who? 283 00:19:57,314 --> 00:20:02,194 - Heather Dunbar. - I think she'd be an excellent justice. 284 00:20:02,277 --> 00:20:03,778 I'm glad you agree. 285 00:20:03,862 --> 00:20:07,824 Just an unlikely choice, given how vociferous she-- 286 00:20:07,908 --> 00:20:09,409 With the Walker investigation, yes. 287 00:20:09,492 --> 00:20:11,619 But that only increases my estimation of her. 288 00:20:11,703 --> 00:20:13,747 She has a great sense of duty. 289 00:20:13,830 --> 00:20:17,125 More than any Solicitor General I've ever worked with. 290 00:20:17,209 --> 00:20:21,088 I wish I'd known the reason you invited me beforehand. 291 00:20:21,171 --> 00:20:23,965 - I could have saved you the trouble. - Why? 292 00:20:24,049 --> 00:20:26,260 After I talked to you a couple of months ago, 293 00:20:26,343 --> 00:20:28,678 Ruth said you'd given me a gift. 294 00:20:28,762 --> 00:20:31,681 That I would be miserable if I weren't on the bench. 295 00:20:31,765 --> 00:20:35,435 She talked to my sons and they all agreed. 296 00:20:35,518 --> 00:20:37,396 As long as I'm well enough to serve the court, 297 00:20:37,478 --> 00:20:41,691 that's where I want to be. And we'll keep an eye on 2016. 298 00:20:41,775 --> 00:20:46,405 If it looks as though the Republicans will win, I'll step down. 299 00:20:46,487 --> 00:20:49,699 If not, I'll stay. But, there's no rush. 300 00:20:55,163 --> 00:20:57,124 Must I destroy this man? 301 00:20:57,207 --> 00:20:59,042 Mr. President? 302 00:21:03,546 --> 00:21:06,925 No. I won't. 303 00:21:07,008 --> 00:21:09,094 Excuse me? 304 00:21:11,221 --> 00:21:17,018 I won't stand by and watch you make this mistake. 305 00:21:19,020 --> 00:21:21,022 I've thought this through. 306 00:21:22,399 --> 00:21:26,403 We're not friends, Robert. We don't know each other that well. 307 00:21:26,486 --> 00:21:28,571 But I care about you. 308 00:21:28,655 --> 00:21:31,658 Because you served for more than 20 years on the bench. 309 00:21:31,741 --> 00:21:35,120 You've established legal precedents that will outlive both of us. 310 00:21:35,203 --> 00:21:38,957 And... maybe you can explain away yesterday as a senior moment. 311 00:21:39,040 --> 00:21:42,336 But what if another moment happens that you can't explain away? 312 00:21:42,419 --> 00:21:45,546 What if somehow the news of your illness leaks? 313 00:21:45,630 --> 00:21:49,009 Then every decision you've written will be called into question. 314 00:21:49,092 --> 00:21:50,551 They'll be challenged. 315 00:21:50,635 --> 00:21:53,930 And a life's work will be undone in a heartbeat. 316 00:21:54,014 --> 00:21:56,808 Do you have some ulterior motive here? 317 00:21:56,891 --> 00:21:59,144 Only your best interests. 318 00:21:59,227 --> 00:22:00,854 But why the urgency? 319 00:22:04,024 --> 00:22:06,901 I want to protect you. 320 00:22:06,985 --> 00:22:11,031 Justice, I'm asking you, I'm pleading with you. 321 00:22:11,114 --> 00:22:15,785 Don't let events get out of your control. 322 00:22:15,869 --> 00:22:17,537 Will you reconsider? 323 00:22:19,664 --> 00:22:22,917 I appreciate your concern, Mr. President. 324 00:22:23,001 --> 00:22:26,171 Let me speak again to Ruth and I'll get back to you. 325 00:22:27,214 --> 00:22:28,923 Thank you, Justice. 326 00:22:29,007 --> 00:22:31,343 - It's a moratorium. - We're not calling it that. 327 00:22:31,426 --> 00:22:33,387 Call it whatever you want, nobody's talking. 328 00:22:33,470 --> 00:22:35,430 We're trying to prevent misinformation. 329 00:22:35,514 --> 00:22:37,224 I'm supposed to write about AmWorks. 330 00:22:37,307 --> 00:22:40,310 How can I do that when no one from the executive branch will speak to me? 331 00:22:40,394 --> 00:22:42,396 This thing's shifting under our feet in Congress. 332 00:22:42,479 --> 00:22:44,981 By the time I finish the morning brief, it's already outdated. 333 00:22:45,065 --> 00:22:47,775 I'm not asking for a one-on-one with the president, but... 334 00:22:47,859 --> 00:22:50,862 the Secretary of Labor, Treasury, one of his economic advisors. 335 00:22:50,945 --> 00:22:53,114 Give you special treatment? 336 00:22:53,198 --> 00:22:55,909 I think you issued the moratorium because you're losing the battle. 337 00:22:55,992 --> 00:22:57,618 It's 500 billion dollars. 338 00:22:57,702 --> 00:22:59,913 This is the largest jobs program since the New Deal. 339 00:22:59,996 --> 00:23:02,749 Of course it's a slugfest. That doesn't mean we're losing. 340 00:23:02,832 --> 00:23:05,168 Then let me speak to someone who can confirm that. 341 00:23:05,252 --> 00:23:07,712 Because all I'm hearing from the Republicans is that 342 00:23:07,795 --> 00:23:09,381 AmWorks will never see the light of day. 343 00:23:09,464 --> 00:23:12,300 I sympathize with you, Ayla. I wish I could give you what you want. 344 00:23:14,261 --> 00:23:16,971 - The president needs us. - So we'll talk later. 345 00:23:18,557 --> 00:23:21,226 Michael Corrigan, the activist who organized the protest 346 00:23:21,309 --> 00:23:22,769 at the state dinner last month, 347 00:23:22,852 --> 00:23:25,355 arrested by Russian police three hours ago in Moscow. 348 00:23:25,439 --> 00:23:27,023 The video is going viral. 349 00:23:27,107 --> 00:23:32,320 He's a high profile gay rights activist, nationally and abroad. 350 00:23:32,404 --> 00:23:35,740 And he's been very vocal in Russia over the last six weeks. 351 00:23:35,823 --> 00:23:37,784 Here's the bureau file on him, sir. 352 00:23:37,867 --> 00:23:39,453 Have we been in touch with the Kremlin? 353 00:23:39,536 --> 00:23:41,871 Secretary Durant is in Tangier right now. 354 00:23:41,955 --> 00:23:44,832 I briefed her by phone and she reached out to Bugayev. 355 00:23:44,916 --> 00:23:46,751 But they have not connected yet. 356 00:23:46,834 --> 00:23:50,297 Ambassador Grimes is making calls in Moscow, but nobody's engaging, 357 00:23:50,380 --> 00:23:52,966 other than to say they plan on fully prosecuting him. 358 00:23:53,049 --> 00:23:55,676 Ambassador, do you think this could be in retaliation 359 00:23:55,760 --> 00:23:57,178 for what you're doing at the UN? 360 00:23:57,262 --> 00:23:58,679 It could be. 361 00:23:58,763 --> 00:24:01,640 The Russians are very upset about this resolution. 362 00:24:01,724 --> 00:24:03,393 I'll see what I can find out from Moryakov. 363 00:24:03,477 --> 00:24:06,187 Let's hold off on the press conference until tomorrow. 364 00:24:06,271 --> 00:24:08,731 I'd like to deliver some good news instead of no news. 365 00:24:08,815 --> 00:24:12,110 In the meantime, put out a statement that we're in communication with Moscow. 366 00:24:12,193 --> 00:24:14,321 And that we're doing everything we can to get Mr. Corrigan 367 00:24:14,404 --> 00:24:16,197 back to the United States. Thank you all. 368 00:24:17,907 --> 00:24:21,328 Personally, I hate the law. It's medieval homophobic nonsense. 369 00:24:21,411 --> 00:24:23,704 - But it's the law. - I don't think it's coincidence 370 00:24:23,788 --> 00:24:25,873 that Corrigan was arrested after our conversation. 371 00:24:25,957 --> 00:24:27,875 Well, I wouldn't think it was a coincidence either. 372 00:24:27,959 --> 00:24:29,752 So what do you hope to achieve? 373 00:24:29,836 --> 00:24:32,046 The same thing as you do: Mr. Corrigan's release. 374 00:24:32,130 --> 00:24:33,507 If I withdraw the resolution. 375 00:24:33,590 --> 00:24:36,384 I think Moscow would certainly see it as a sign of goodwill. 376 00:24:36,468 --> 00:24:40,180 Well, we don't barter goodwill for the freedom of American citizens. 377 00:24:40,263 --> 00:24:43,350 I actually advocated for his immediate deportation. 378 00:24:43,433 --> 00:24:45,519 I agree that tossing him in jail is counterproductive, 379 00:24:45,602 --> 00:24:47,479 but my superiors are adamant. 380 00:24:47,562 --> 00:24:50,357 Save Petrov from himself. 381 00:24:50,440 --> 00:24:54,402 It's not my place to question him. Unlike you, I'm not married to my boss. 382 00:24:57,572 --> 00:25:00,950 I'll relay the Kremlin's position to the president. 383 00:25:04,329 --> 00:25:06,789 If we give in, the Jordan Valley plan is over 384 00:25:06,873 --> 00:25:09,584 and we show the Russians we can be blackmailed. 385 00:25:09,668 --> 00:25:11,752 So we're just supposed to let Corrigan rot away? 386 00:25:11,836 --> 00:25:15,382 I think if we continue to drive hard at the UN, we'll gain leverage. 387 00:25:15,465 --> 00:25:17,509 - What does Cathy think? - She agrees. 388 00:25:17,592 --> 00:25:20,512 I'm gonna take flak every day that Corrigan remains in jail. 389 00:25:20,595 --> 00:25:22,347 And you'll take more if you back down. 390 00:25:22,430 --> 00:25:24,224 But it does mean I have to get in front of the press 391 00:25:24,307 --> 00:25:26,226 with absolutely nothing of substance to say. 392 00:25:26,309 --> 00:25:28,520 You spent 20 years in Congress. You're good at that. 393 00:25:31,356 --> 00:25:32,982 It's good to hear you laugh. 394 00:25:34,067 --> 00:25:36,110 Get some sleep. I'll call you tomorrow. 395 00:25:36,194 --> 00:25:37,571 Good night. 396 00:25:40,448 --> 00:25:43,243 Who specifically is communicating between Washington and Moscow? 397 00:25:43,326 --> 00:25:45,786 All of our communication is between the State Department 398 00:25:45,870 --> 00:25:47,414 and the Russian Foreign Ministry. Ayla. 399 00:25:47,497 --> 00:25:50,875 In your statement, you persisted in calling this a free speech issue, 400 00:25:50,958 --> 00:25:52,835 but isn't gay rights really at the center of this? 401 00:25:52,919 --> 00:25:55,589 Well, Mr. Corrigan was arrested for speaking his mind. 402 00:25:55,672 --> 00:25:58,383 - No matter what his opinions-- - Aren't you skirting that, 403 00:25:58,466 --> 00:26:01,636 Mr. President, because your stance on gay rights is unclear? 404 00:26:03,346 --> 00:26:06,474 What is clear is that Mr. Corrigan's detainment is unjust 405 00:26:06,558 --> 00:26:08,393 and, as I said, we're doing everything we can 406 00:26:08,476 --> 00:26:10,395 to make sure that he can come home. Yes, Zachary. 407 00:26:10,478 --> 00:26:13,231 Following up. Isn't dodging gay rights a calculated move 408 00:26:13,314 --> 00:26:16,025 for a man not running for office? 409 00:26:16,109 --> 00:26:18,152 You think I'm dodging? 410 00:26:18,236 --> 00:26:20,614 Well, then let me be as clear as I possibly can be. 411 00:26:20,697 --> 00:26:22,657 Gay people have rights. 412 00:26:22,741 --> 00:26:25,410 And this administration has always believed that Mr. Corrigan 413 00:26:25,493 --> 00:26:29,456 has the right to speak his mind without fear of being arrested on any issue, 414 00:26:29,539 --> 00:26:31,416 whether it's gay rights or something else. 415 00:26:31,499 --> 00:26:35,629 And what is also quite clear is that you must have failed etiquette class. 416 00:26:35,712 --> 00:26:39,798 Why won't you speak to John Pasternak, Michael Corrigan's husband? 417 00:26:39,882 --> 00:26:42,135 Mr. Pasternak has been trying to contact the White House 418 00:26:42,218 --> 00:26:44,638 - and no one will speak with him. - I do apologize, I have a meeting. 419 00:26:44,721 --> 00:26:47,348 I wish I could've gotten to all your questions. Any further inquiries, 420 00:26:47,432 --> 00:26:50,184 please direct them to Mr. Grayson. Thank you very much. 421 00:26:50,268 --> 00:26:51,686 I apologize, sir. 422 00:26:54,897 --> 00:26:56,691 - You went too far. - I did my job. 423 00:26:56,775 --> 00:26:59,527 There's protocol. There's basic decorum. 424 00:26:59,611 --> 00:27:02,155 How about this: you lift the moratorium for me on AmWorks, 425 00:27:02,238 --> 00:27:05,116 I disappear for five weeks. Focus on my long-lead piece. 426 00:27:05,199 --> 00:27:06,743 I don't touch Corrigan or anything else. 427 00:27:06,825 --> 00:27:08,286 You wanted me to chew you out. 428 00:27:08,369 --> 00:27:10,288 If that's what it takes to get us talking. 429 00:27:10,371 --> 00:27:12,707 Which is why I need your credential. 430 00:27:13,708 --> 00:27:15,585 - What? - Your credential. 431 00:27:16,753 --> 00:27:19,756 - You're kidding. - Do you see me laughing? 432 00:27:19,838 --> 00:27:22,967 You don't control my credential. The Correspondents' Association does. 433 00:27:23,050 --> 00:27:25,720 And I just spoke to Joel Weinmann. 434 00:27:25,804 --> 00:27:29,015 - He wouldn't. - You succeeded, Ayla. 435 00:27:29,098 --> 00:27:32,519 I'm lifting the moratorium for every other member of the press corps. 436 00:27:32,602 --> 00:27:34,895 The price was your credential. 437 00:27:36,105 --> 00:27:39,858 - He has no grounds. - You disrespected the president, 438 00:27:39,942 --> 00:27:43,404 the office, and most importantly, your fellow colleagues. 439 00:27:43,488 --> 00:27:45,948 - It wasn't a tough sell. - Then this becomes my next story. 440 00:27:46,032 --> 00:27:48,867 Punishing a member of the press. Collusion. Pay for play. 441 00:27:48,951 --> 00:27:50,578 And I'll deny. 442 00:27:50,662 --> 00:27:53,956 And do you think the head of the association is gonna admit anything? 443 00:27:54,040 --> 00:27:57,711 You don't have any friends, Ayla, on either side of the fence. 444 00:27:57,794 --> 00:27:59,920 The president just made a statement about free speech. 445 00:28:00,004 --> 00:28:02,549 Now you're gonna start kicking reporters out of the White House? 446 00:28:02,632 --> 00:28:05,968 - No. Just you. - No, not just me! 447 00:28:06,052 --> 00:28:08,388 You're fucking with the second largest daily in America. 448 00:28:08,471 --> 00:28:11,683 You can get rid of me, but you can't get rid of the institution I work for. 449 00:28:13,267 --> 00:28:15,645 You done? 450 00:28:15,729 --> 00:28:18,690 Don't let your 15 minutes of power go to your head, Seth. 451 00:28:20,358 --> 00:28:24,487 You can keep the plastic if you want... as a souvenir. 452 00:28:24,571 --> 00:28:26,823 That's all it's good for, now. 453 00:28:36,332 --> 00:28:38,209 Hello? 454 00:28:38,292 --> 00:28:39,544 Yeah. 455 00:28:43,423 --> 00:28:44,965 Are you serious? 456 00:28:49,136 --> 00:28:51,138 Okay. 457 00:28:51,222 --> 00:28:52,348 Fuck. 458 00:28:56,018 --> 00:28:57,687 I need to speak to the president. 459 00:28:59,313 --> 00:29:04,026 Through our laws, we seek to create a more perfect union. 460 00:29:04,110 --> 00:29:06,529 Government officials who abuse the law, 461 00:29:06,613 --> 00:29:11,951 or, at the very least, exploit the edges of it for their own personal gain, 462 00:29:12,034 --> 00:29:16,748 tarnish our democracy and weaken the bonds of our great nation. 463 00:29:16,831 --> 00:29:19,834 The Democratic Party must step out of the shadow 464 00:29:19,918 --> 00:29:22,128 of scandal and redefine itself. 465 00:29:22,211 --> 00:29:24,505 I want her here when she's done with this stunt. 466 00:29:24,589 --> 00:29:29,427 Embracing a new era of transparency, honesty and justice, 467 00:29:29,510 --> 00:29:33,514 this country deserves a president who has dedicated herself 468 00:29:33,598 --> 00:29:35,809 to those ideals in this court 469 00:29:35,892 --> 00:29:40,688 and many others, who has spent her entire life defending the law, 470 00:29:40,772 --> 00:29:44,818 and who now wants to dedicate herself to enforcing it. 471 00:29:44,901 --> 00:29:48,404 Let's restore integrity to the Oval Office. 472 00:29:48,488 --> 00:29:53,159 Use its power to root out corruption and lead by example. 473 00:29:53,242 --> 00:29:57,037 Today, before my family and friends, 474 00:29:57,121 --> 00:30:00,416 my God, and the highest court in our land, 475 00:30:00,500 --> 00:30:06,255 I announce my candidacy for President of the United States of America. 476 00:30:06,339 --> 00:30:09,843 There was no indication Ms. Dunbar had plans to run for president. 477 00:30:09,926 --> 00:30:13,680 This will make her the second Solicitor General in history to run for president, 478 00:30:13,763 --> 00:30:16,766 the only other being William Howard Taft in 1908. 479 00:30:16,850 --> 00:30:18,935 With President Underwood declaring he will not-- 480 00:30:21,145 --> 00:30:23,272 - Mr. President. - Ms. Dunbar. 481 00:30:24,649 --> 00:30:26,526 Please, take a seat. 482 00:30:27,902 --> 00:30:30,196 - My letter of resignation. - I can't accept that. 483 00:30:30,279 --> 00:30:31,781 You're too valuable to us. 484 00:30:31,865 --> 00:30:34,074 I can't run for office as Solicitor General. 485 00:30:34,158 --> 00:30:35,910 Then you should reconsider running for office. 486 00:30:35,994 --> 00:30:37,578 It's too late for that, I think. 487 00:30:37,662 --> 00:30:38,830 I don't understand, Heather. 488 00:30:38,913 --> 00:30:41,833 I offered you a seat on the Supreme Court. 489 00:30:41,916 --> 00:30:43,918 If Jacobs was stepping down, which he isn't. 490 00:30:45,211 --> 00:30:46,420 You spoke to him. 491 00:30:46,504 --> 00:30:49,131 As Solicitor General, I'm friendly with all the justices. 492 00:30:49,215 --> 00:30:53,344 I keep those relationships private so no one will suspect any bias toward me. 493 00:30:53,427 --> 00:30:56,055 But Robert and I are very close. 494 00:30:56,138 --> 00:30:58,808 He and Ruth have me over for dinner once a month. 495 00:30:58,892 --> 00:31:01,019 So you already knew about the Alzheimer's? 496 00:31:01,101 --> 00:31:02,687 He told me the day he was diagnosed. 497 00:31:02,770 --> 00:31:05,565 I've never had anything but his best interests at heart. 498 00:31:05,648 --> 00:31:07,984 You don't care about Robert. 499 00:31:08,067 --> 00:31:09,986 You wanted to sideline me. 500 00:31:10,069 --> 00:31:14,782 So you actually think you have a shot at this office? 501 00:31:14,866 --> 00:31:17,618 Yes, I do. And so does the leadership. 502 00:31:17,702 --> 00:31:19,746 You're in over your head, Heather, 503 00:31:19,829 --> 00:31:22,040 no matter what Birch and Womack are telling you. 504 00:31:22,122 --> 00:31:24,876 Why should it concern you, Mr. President? 505 00:31:24,959 --> 00:31:26,836 You've announced that you're not running. 506 00:31:26,920 --> 00:31:30,924 - Is this personal for you? - Don't flatter yourself. 507 00:31:31,007 --> 00:31:33,175 You got Walker, but you couldn't get me. 508 00:31:33,259 --> 00:31:36,136 I don't have to run to make sure you leave office. You couldn't win anyway. 509 00:31:36,220 --> 00:31:38,890 I'm running because I know I'd make a good president. 510 00:31:38,973 --> 00:31:41,768 You might very well make a good president. 511 00:31:41,851 --> 00:31:44,144 But right now, you're being delusional. 512 00:31:44,228 --> 00:31:47,356 When Birch approached me, I wasn't sure. 513 00:31:47,440 --> 00:31:50,276 I was tempted, but I knew it was a long shot. 514 00:31:50,359 --> 00:31:53,195 And when you offered the nomination, I was overwhelmed. 515 00:31:53,279 --> 00:31:55,322 It's what I'd been working toward my entire career. 516 00:31:55,406 --> 00:31:57,075 But then I spoke to Robert. 517 00:31:57,157 --> 00:32:00,620 And when he told me how you threatened him, I knew I had to run. 518 00:32:00,703 --> 00:32:03,706 Someone needs to scrub the stink from this office. 519 00:32:03,790 --> 00:32:06,375 - I didn't threaten him. - What would you call it? 520 00:32:06,459 --> 00:32:07,794 I was trying to save him, 521 00:32:07,877 --> 00:32:09,921 in the same way I'm trying to save you now. 522 00:32:10,004 --> 00:32:13,132 Once the news of his Alzheimer's gets out, which it will, 523 00:32:13,215 --> 00:32:16,094 because no matter how much we all try to lie about it, it's gonna leak, 524 00:32:16,176 --> 00:32:19,639 can you imagine what that's going to do to his reputation? 525 00:32:19,722 --> 00:32:20,974 He deserves better than that. 526 00:32:21,057 --> 00:32:23,434 And you deserve better than being an also-ran. 527 00:32:23,517 --> 00:32:25,895 Help me convince him. 528 00:32:25,979 --> 00:32:29,690 Take the seat on the court where you belong. 529 00:32:29,774 --> 00:32:33,027 Is this how you live with yourself? 530 00:32:33,111 --> 00:32:36,948 By rationalizing the obscene into the palatable? 531 00:32:41,828 --> 00:32:43,621 I haven't excused you yet. 532 00:32:43,704 --> 00:32:45,123 See you in Iowa. 533 00:33:09,396 --> 00:33:14,360 I wouldn't have made it through the past eight months without my faith. 534 00:33:15,611 --> 00:33:18,614 But I wouldn't have made it without this community, either. 535 00:33:19,866 --> 00:33:22,535 And on tough days... 536 00:33:22,618 --> 00:33:24,954 I remind myself of that. 537 00:33:25,038 --> 00:33:27,790 That I'm not alone. 538 00:33:27,874 --> 00:33:31,210 That I have all of you. 539 00:33:31,293 --> 00:33:35,422 And I think it's important to acknowledge that. 540 00:33:35,506 --> 00:33:37,717 To give thanks. 541 00:33:37,800 --> 00:33:39,927 So thank you. 542 00:33:40,011 --> 00:33:41,804 All of you. 543 00:33:41,888 --> 00:33:45,892 For always being there. For always being here. 544 00:33:50,897 --> 00:33:53,440 I have to go. I'll see you soon. 545 00:33:58,779 --> 00:34:01,532 Hey. I just wanted to say, what you said... 546 00:34:01,615 --> 00:34:03,367 it really connected with me. 547 00:34:03,450 --> 00:34:04,827 - About community. - Thank you. 548 00:34:04,911 --> 00:34:06,120 - Yeah. - I'm glad. 549 00:34:06,204 --> 00:34:08,664 - I'm Lisa. Hi. - Of course. Max. Hi. 550 00:34:08,748 --> 00:34:10,833 - You're new. - It was my first time, actually. 551 00:34:10,917 --> 00:34:14,420 - Do you live around here? - Towson. Just drove up. 552 00:34:14,503 --> 00:34:16,130 How did you find out about us? 553 00:34:16,214 --> 00:34:20,384 Online. Website. 554 00:34:20,467 --> 00:34:25,098 Yeah, I was surfing around, and I was... I was looking for something and... 555 00:34:25,181 --> 00:34:27,141 - It's stupid. - No. No, no. 556 00:34:27,225 --> 00:34:30,310 - Tell me. - Um... 557 00:34:31,104 --> 00:34:34,148 Okay, well, a few months ago, this girl... 558 00:34:34,232 --> 00:34:36,316 Um... 559 00:34:36,400 --> 00:34:39,820 The love of my life, actually... 560 00:34:39,904 --> 00:34:42,656 - Breakup? - She just left me. 561 00:34:43,783 --> 00:34:45,034 Out of the blue. 562 00:34:45,118 --> 00:34:50,414 You know, one day she just said it was over and that was it. 563 00:34:50,497 --> 00:34:54,334 Yeah. That's hard. 564 00:34:56,045 --> 00:34:58,798 I went through something similar not that long ago. 565 00:34:58,881 --> 00:35:00,382 Oh, really? 566 00:35:00,466 --> 00:35:04,637 Sort of what I was talking about tonight with the hard time I had been through. 567 00:35:04,720 --> 00:35:06,639 What happened? 568 00:35:07,765 --> 00:35:08,933 Oh... 569 00:35:09,016 --> 00:35:11,018 Ancient history. 570 00:35:11,102 --> 00:35:12,603 A guy left you? 571 00:35:13,896 --> 00:35:17,524 - It was a woman. - Oh. 572 00:35:20,194 --> 00:35:24,115 I guess I'm not completely over it, but time heals, you know? 573 00:35:24,198 --> 00:35:25,616 Mm-hmm. 574 00:35:25,699 --> 00:35:28,368 I gotta get home, but it was nice to meet you, Max. 575 00:35:28,452 --> 00:35:30,370 Nice meeting you, Lisa. 576 00:35:39,005 --> 00:35:40,881 Can we reschedule? Let me see. 577 00:35:40,965 --> 00:35:44,302 Yeah, yeah. Can you move that up by a half an hour? 578 00:35:46,345 --> 00:35:49,098 - Hello? - Is this a good time, Ms. Dunbar? 579 00:35:49,182 --> 00:35:51,600 - Who is this? - Doug Stamper. 580 00:35:53,519 --> 00:35:55,604 How did you get this number? 581 00:35:55,688 --> 00:35:57,898 Phone numbers are easy. What you should be asking 582 00:35:57,982 --> 00:36:00,776 is how I knew you were meeting with Senator Giallo tonight. 583 00:36:02,111 --> 00:36:03,863 Look down the hallway. 584 00:36:07,200 --> 00:36:09,409 - Go ahead. I'll meet you down there. - All right. 585 00:36:12,205 --> 00:36:15,916 No. Stay where you are. We wouldn't want to be seen together. 586 00:36:17,668 --> 00:36:20,296 Did the president send you? 587 00:36:20,379 --> 00:36:23,799 No. He and I aren't in touch. 588 00:36:23,883 --> 00:36:25,676 Then why are you here? 589 00:36:25,759 --> 00:36:28,679 You're forming your team. I want to be a part of it. 590 00:36:28,762 --> 00:36:31,349 - The real reason. - That is the reason. 591 00:36:31,431 --> 00:36:34,601 He sent you. Don't lie to me. 592 00:36:37,146 --> 00:36:40,024 I've been out of the game for nine months, Ms. Dunbar. 593 00:36:40,107 --> 00:36:41,650 I want to get back in. 594 00:36:41,734 --> 00:36:43,236 You're forming your team, 595 00:36:43,319 --> 00:36:45,112 and I want to get in on the ground floor. 596 00:36:46,989 --> 00:36:49,533 The leadership isn't enough. 597 00:36:51,785 --> 00:36:53,620 You need the rank and file. 598 00:36:53,704 --> 00:36:56,540 Their connections to county and municipal power brokers. 599 00:36:56,623 --> 00:36:58,792 The chiefs of a thousand kingdoms 600 00:36:58,876 --> 00:37:01,420 in every primary from Iowa to Super Tuesday. 601 00:37:01,503 --> 00:37:04,298 I worked in the whip's office for ten years. 602 00:37:04,382 --> 00:37:07,509 I have files on every single member. 603 00:37:07,593 --> 00:37:10,930 What they want, who they sleep with, what they eat for lunch. 604 00:37:11,013 --> 00:37:13,473 I can be valuable to you. 605 00:37:13,557 --> 00:37:16,476 How did you know I was meeting with Giallo tonight? 606 00:37:16,560 --> 00:37:18,645 You rub shoulders with the leadership. 607 00:37:18,729 --> 00:37:20,898 I rub shoulders with the people who work for them. 608 00:37:27,196 --> 00:37:30,032 Think about it, Ms. Dunbar. That's all I ask. 609 00:37:30,116 --> 00:37:31,450 Going down. 610 00:37:37,539 --> 00:37:39,541 I made a mistake. 611 00:37:39,625 --> 00:37:41,961 I mean, the way she spoke to me in the Oval, 612 00:37:42,044 --> 00:37:44,797 I wanted to strangle her. 613 00:37:44,880 --> 00:37:46,673 I mean, what is she thinking? 614 00:37:46,757 --> 00:37:50,510 Running against an incumbent when I offered her a seat on the court-- 615 00:37:50,594 --> 00:37:53,139 She was going to run the moment Birch whispered in her ear. 616 00:37:53,222 --> 00:37:56,350 Once people imagine themselves in the Oval, there's no turning back. 617 00:37:56,434 --> 00:37:57,810 You know that as well as anybody. 618 00:37:57,893 --> 00:38:01,272 It's my own damn fault. Shouldn't have given Jacobs the choice. 619 00:38:01,355 --> 00:38:04,066 I should've just announced her nomination before I even asked her. 620 00:38:04,150 --> 00:38:06,026 - Should I come home? - No. 621 00:38:07,153 --> 00:38:09,529 I just need to think. I need to clear my head. 622 00:38:09,613 --> 00:38:11,824 Tell me what I can do. 623 00:38:15,202 --> 00:38:17,246 Why did I hold back? 624 00:38:18,247 --> 00:38:20,666 Why did I show Jacobs any mercy? 625 00:38:20,749 --> 00:38:23,627 Francis, this doesn't sound like you. 626 00:38:23,710 --> 00:38:26,213 Put this behind you. Think about what's next. 627 00:38:28,590 --> 00:38:30,884 It was because of Mahmoud. 628 00:38:32,428 --> 00:38:35,097 I let him get to me. 629 00:38:36,265 --> 00:38:40,602 And all those flags on those coffins and those soldiers, whose-- 630 00:38:40,686 --> 00:38:43,689 I deployed and then I buried in the ground. It's my-- 631 00:38:43,772 --> 00:38:46,442 Stop it. This isn't doing you any good. 632 00:38:46,525 --> 00:38:48,944 I will talk about this with you if you want, 633 00:38:49,028 --> 00:38:51,238 but if you're doubting yourself, I can't indulge that. 634 00:38:51,322 --> 00:38:53,615 No, you're right, of course. 635 00:38:53,699 --> 00:38:55,284 Well, let's talk in the morning. 636 00:38:55,368 --> 00:38:58,078 - I'm here if you need me. - I know. 637 00:38:59,288 --> 00:39:02,041 - Good night. - Good night, Francis. 638 00:39:26,357 --> 00:39:30,069 Yes, can you reach out to Bishop Eddis for me? 639 00:39:30,152 --> 00:39:31,570 I'll hold. 640 00:39:52,258 --> 00:39:53,800 Thank you, Meechum. 641 00:39:53,884 --> 00:39:56,136 - If we can have some privacy. - Yes, sir. 642 00:39:58,556 --> 00:40:00,474 Still riding the Bonneville? 643 00:40:00,558 --> 00:40:04,061 Sold the '67 for a Pipeburn. Beautiful bike. 644 00:40:04,144 --> 00:40:06,313 You should take me for a spin sometime. 645 00:40:06,397 --> 00:40:08,232 I don't think so. 646 00:40:08,315 --> 00:40:10,192 They're a death wish. 647 00:40:10,276 --> 00:40:12,945 At least you know you have a place in heaven. 648 00:40:17,283 --> 00:40:19,826 What's on your mind, Mr. President? 649 00:40:19,910 --> 00:40:22,288 The burial the other day. 650 00:40:22,371 --> 00:40:27,126 You talked about Abraham and Isaac. God giving up his only Son. 651 00:40:27,209 --> 00:40:31,422 Between you and me, that's the same sermon I always use at Arlington. 652 00:40:31,505 --> 00:40:34,883 You put enough soldiers in the ground, you get tired of writing new ones. 653 00:40:36,802 --> 00:40:39,763 - It was the first time I had heard it. - Won't be the last. 654 00:40:41,765 --> 00:40:44,310 I want to understand what justice is. 655 00:40:44,393 --> 00:40:47,771 That's a big one. 656 00:40:47,854 --> 00:40:49,398 I know. 657 00:40:51,317 --> 00:40:54,903 There's our justice, the kind men create. 658 00:40:54,987 --> 00:40:59,116 We base it on things like the Ten Commandments. 659 00:40:59,199 --> 00:41:02,620 But those can be read a million different ways. 660 00:41:02,702 --> 00:41:05,705 "Thou shalt not kill" seems pretty clear. 661 00:41:05,789 --> 00:41:09,209 Who's to say? If we didn't kill, 662 00:41:09,293 --> 00:41:12,129 others would kill instead of us. 663 00:41:12,212 --> 00:41:14,798 There's a lot of killing in the Bible. 664 00:41:14,881 --> 00:41:16,342 King David was a warrior. 665 00:41:16,425 --> 00:41:21,054 How do you reconcile that with the laws that God gave Moses? 666 00:41:21,138 --> 00:41:24,016 Even those laws require interpretation. 667 00:41:25,267 --> 00:41:28,312 There are two laws we have to remember above all else. 668 00:41:30,189 --> 00:41:33,526 He tells us to love God 669 00:41:33,609 --> 00:41:35,277 and to love each other. 670 00:41:37,196 --> 00:41:40,658 You can't love the people you kill. 671 00:41:40,740 --> 00:41:42,284 You sure as hell can. 672 00:41:42,368 --> 00:41:45,663 And you have to love the people who are trying to kill you. 673 00:41:46,913 --> 00:41:49,333 Jesus loved the Romans. 674 00:41:49,416 --> 00:41:53,587 "Father, forgive them," he said, "for they know not what they do." 675 00:41:53,671 --> 00:41:55,631 Why didn't he fight? 676 00:41:55,714 --> 00:41:58,467 Why did he allow himself to be sacrificed? 677 00:41:59,885 --> 00:42:02,221 I ask myself that question a lot. 678 00:42:02,304 --> 00:42:04,598 I understand the Old Testament God, 679 00:42:04,682 --> 00:42:06,141 whose power is absolute, 680 00:42:06,225 --> 00:42:09,562 who rules through fear, but... him. 681 00:42:16,193 --> 00:42:19,029 There's no such thing as absolute power for us, 682 00:42:19,112 --> 00:42:20,989 except on the receiving end. 683 00:42:22,074 --> 00:42:24,243 Using fear will get you nowhere. 684 00:42:24,326 --> 00:42:26,953 It's not your job to determine what's just. 685 00:42:27,037 --> 00:42:30,541 It's not your place to choose the version of God you like best. 686 00:42:30,624 --> 00:42:32,834 It's not your duty to serve this country alone, 687 00:42:32,918 --> 00:42:35,921 and it better not be your goal to simply serve yourself. 688 00:42:36,004 --> 00:42:38,215 You serve the Lord. 689 00:42:38,298 --> 00:42:41,594 And through him, you serve others. 690 00:42:41,677 --> 00:42:46,557 Two rules: Love God. Love each other. 691 00:42:46,640 --> 00:42:48,892 Period. 692 00:42:48,975 --> 00:42:51,687 You weren't chosen, Mr. President. 693 00:42:54,189 --> 00:42:56,149 Only he was. 694 00:43:02,155 --> 00:43:04,617 May I have a few moments? 695 00:43:04,700 --> 00:43:08,161 For myself. To pray. 696 00:43:10,205 --> 00:43:11,998 It's all yours. 697 00:43:44,698 --> 00:43:46,116 Love? 698 00:43:47,159 --> 00:43:49,035 That's what you're selling? 699 00:43:52,706 --> 00:43:54,958 Well, I don't buy it. 700 00:44:19,274 --> 00:44:21,276 Is everything all right, sir? 701 00:44:22,528 --> 00:44:25,489 I was praying and it just fell. 702 00:44:50,222 --> 00:44:52,766 Please have someone clean this up. 703 00:44:52,850 --> 00:44:54,976 Yes, sir. 704 00:44:55,060 --> 00:44:56,854 Well, I've got God's ear now. 705 00:45:00,871 --> 00:45:05,632 Sync and corrections by n17t01 www.addic7ed.com