1 00:00:07,555 --> 00:00:10,325 The House Judiciary Committee this week will begin its 2 00:00:10,326 --> 00:00:11,570 impeachment inquiry. 3 00:00:11,571 --> 00:00:12,870 First Daughter Stephanie McCord 4 00:00:12,894 --> 00:00:15,039 will testify today in an open hearing, 5 00:00:15,063 --> 00:00:17,341 followed by First Gentleman Henry McCord. 6 00:00:17,365 --> 00:00:19,243 Here to offer us an inside view 7 00:00:19,267 --> 00:00:21,845 is Capitol Hill correspondent Priya Khatri. 8 00:00:21,869 --> 00:00:23,948 Priya, why is the House investigation beginning 9 00:00:23,972 --> 00:00:26,250 with the president's family members? 10 00:00:26,274 --> 00:00:28,485 Normally, a president would invoke executive privilege 11 00:00:28,509 --> 00:00:30,454 to protect anyone in her family 12 00:00:30,478 --> 00:00:32,656 or administration from testifying, but... 13 00:00:32,680 --> 00:00:35,793 this is an unusual presidency in many ways. 14 00:00:35,817 --> 00:00:38,095 Now, the president has always maintained 15 00:00:38,119 --> 00:00:40,965 she had nothing to do with the Iran government's hacking 16 00:00:40,989 --> 00:00:42,967 and leaking of her opponent's private records 17 00:00:42,991 --> 00:00:44,668 during the campaign. 18 00:00:44,692 --> 00:00:47,576 But with the Senate Intelligence Report broadening 19 00:00:47,577 --> 00:00:50,074 the investigation into corruption and obstruction, 20 00:00:50,098 --> 00:00:53,243 these hearings can go in any number of directions. 21 00:00:53,267 --> 00:00:55,646 Want to do some cardio with me? 22 00:00:55,670 --> 00:00:57,247 Get out of your head? 23 00:00:57,271 --> 00:01:00,417 I have to go over my WTO remarks. 24 00:01:00,441 --> 00:01:02,419 Did you get any sleep last night? 25 00:01:02,443 --> 00:01:04,188 A little. 26 00:01:04,212 --> 00:01:06,991 Kept thinking about that first summer... 27 00:01:07,015 --> 00:01:09,460 Stevie at horse camp. 28 00:01:10,485 --> 00:01:12,029 Poor kiddo. 29 00:01:12,053 --> 00:01:14,031 So homesick. 30 00:01:14,055 --> 00:01:16,033 Why didn't I just let her come home? 31 00:01:16,057 --> 00:01:17,635 You said it would help her 32 00:01:17,659 --> 00:01:19,476 build character, and you were right. 33 00:01:20,495 --> 00:01:23,374 Are we crazy, throwing her in with the sharks? 34 00:01:23,398 --> 00:01:25,442 Let's just hope Olivia's right 35 00:01:25,466 --> 00:01:27,845 and it's not a circus like the Senate hearings. 36 00:01:27,869 --> 00:01:32,182 Just a House impeachment trial on national television. 37 00:01:32,206 --> 00:01:34,218 We got nothing to fear. 38 00:01:34,242 --> 00:01:35,986 Except the sharks. 39 00:01:36,010 --> 00:01:38,728 Good thing we're all fast swimmers. 40 00:01:39,580 --> 00:01:40,831 Hmm. 41 00:01:43,051 --> 00:01:44,361 It is a kick-ass opening statement. 42 00:01:44,385 --> 00:01:46,730 And I'm not just saying that 'cause I did a pass on it. 43 00:01:46,754 --> 00:01:48,232 Yeah, well, let's hope it's enough 44 00:01:48,256 --> 00:01:50,834 to take campaign finance violations off the table. 45 00:01:50,858 --> 00:01:52,636 If there's anything I can do 46 00:01:52,660 --> 00:01:54,605 to clear up the Martha's Vineyard mishap... 47 00:01:54,629 --> 00:01:57,153 You say "mishap," I say "gift." 48 00:01:57,154 --> 00:01:58,441 The more they go after that mirage, 49 00:01:58,442 --> 00:02:00,078 the more we know they don't have anything real. 50 00:02:00,079 --> 00:02:01,262 Well, let's not get cocky. 51 00:02:01,263 --> 00:02:02,541 Hanson may have given 52 00:02:02,565 --> 00:02:04,977 the House a bunch of trumped-up charges to work with, 53 00:02:05,001 --> 00:02:07,913 but the House Chair still has to litigate 'em all. 54 00:02:07,937 --> 00:02:09,147 Canning is a tough prosecutor, 55 00:02:09,171 --> 00:02:11,316 - and he's not our friend. - You'll forgive me 56 00:02:11,340 --> 00:02:13,118 if I'm confident I won't be convicted 57 00:02:13,142 --> 00:02:14,586 of murdering a state senator. 58 00:02:14,610 --> 00:02:17,055 Well, no, you put enough doubt in the public's mind about it, 59 00:02:17,079 --> 00:02:19,458 - and we're all out of a job. - With Heeney 60 00:02:19,482 --> 00:02:21,526 on the House Committee, we've got a solid defender. 61 00:02:21,550 --> 00:02:23,695 And the markets are a little wobbly this morning, 62 00:02:23,719 --> 00:02:25,297 but overall the economy's good. 63 00:02:25,321 --> 00:02:26,832 Your approval ratings are holding. 64 00:02:26,856 --> 00:02:29,368 Why are the markets wobbly? 65 00:02:29,392 --> 00:02:31,169 Eli Volk disappeared during a trip to Moscow. 66 00:02:31,193 --> 00:02:33,472 The Technoflux IPO was supposed to be Wednesday, 67 00:02:33,496 --> 00:02:35,607 - so it's got everyone rattled. - As long as 68 00:02:35,631 --> 00:02:38,149 they find him in time to write us another campaign check. 69 00:02:39,168 --> 00:02:40,879 What? Like no one else was thinking that? 70 00:02:40,903 --> 00:02:42,280 No, just you. 71 00:02:42,304 --> 00:02:43,615 How does a... 72 00:02:43,639 --> 00:02:47,285 world-famous billionaire just disappear? 73 00:02:47,309 --> 00:02:48,653 We'll be covering that 74 00:02:48,677 --> 00:02:50,188 - in your intelligence briefing. - Knowing Volk, 75 00:02:50,212 --> 00:02:52,090 he was probably on some peyote vision quest. 76 00:02:52,114 --> 00:02:55,594 I'm gonna just grab something I left in the office. 77 00:02:56,619 --> 00:02:58,130 Hey, Mom. 78 00:02:58,154 --> 00:03:02,034 That lady in charge on The... Great British Baking Show... 79 00:03:02,058 --> 00:03:03,068 Mary Berry? 80 00:03:03,092 --> 00:03:04,936 I have decided 81 00:03:04,960 --> 00:03:08,040 she's my ideal role model for Leading While Female. 82 00:03:08,064 --> 00:03:09,041 Yes! 83 00:03:09,065 --> 00:03:11,143 Right? Always had a kind word, 84 00:03:11,167 --> 00:03:13,812 even when the technical challenge was a disaster, 85 00:03:13,836 --> 00:03:15,013 and kept... 86 00:03:15,037 --> 00:03:17,416 Paul Hollywood in line with a look. 87 00:03:17,440 --> 00:03:18,583 Impeccable blazers. 88 00:03:18,607 --> 00:03:20,118 She should run for office. 89 00:03:20,142 --> 00:03:22,687 No! We need her right where she is. 90 00:03:22,711 --> 00:03:25,123 Lot of Americans might say the same about you. 91 00:03:25,147 --> 00:03:27,059 - So listen... - I know. 92 00:03:27,083 --> 00:03:28,627 I'll be fine, Mom. 93 00:03:28,651 --> 00:03:31,063 This isn't horse camp, Stevie. 94 00:03:31,087 --> 00:03:32,597 If you don't want to do this... 95 00:03:32,621 --> 00:03:33,799 I got it. 96 00:03:33,823 --> 00:03:35,067 I'm ready. 97 00:03:35,091 --> 00:03:37,335 You're my brave girl, you know that? 98 00:03:37,359 --> 00:03:40,072 You, me and Mary Berry. 99 00:03:40,096 --> 00:03:41,506 See you after? 100 00:03:41,530 --> 00:03:43,548 You bet. 101 00:03:45,501 --> 00:03:47,079 Two days ago, 102 00:03:47,103 --> 00:03:51,817 Eli Volk, the aerospace engineer and CEO of Technoflux, 103 00:03:51,841 --> 00:03:53,652 disappeared in Moscow 104 00:03:53,676 --> 00:03:56,688 while on tour to promote Technoflux's 105 00:03:56,712 --> 00:03:57,889 initial public offering. 106 00:03:57,913 --> 00:03:59,825 How do you disappear in a surveillance state? 107 00:03:59,849 --> 00:04:04,296 He went to a private evening at his friend's restaurant, and... 108 00:04:04,320 --> 00:04:06,465 his security detail lost track of him. 109 00:04:06,489 --> 00:04:08,033 - Max? - There's no evidence yet 110 00:04:08,057 --> 00:04:10,202 on any closed-circuit we can access, 111 00:04:10,226 --> 00:04:12,337 and no signals to any of his contacts. 112 00:04:12,361 --> 00:04:13,872 What are the working theories? 113 00:04:13,896 --> 00:04:15,574 Could be a mob hit, 114 00:04:15,598 --> 00:04:19,411 some rival corporation trying to thwart the IPO, 115 00:04:19,435 --> 00:04:21,480 or it was state-ordered. 116 00:04:21,504 --> 00:04:23,081 We're working back channels 117 00:04:23,105 --> 00:04:24,683 to see if there's anything 118 00:04:24,707 --> 00:04:26,718 behind the Kremlin's public denials. 119 00:04:26,742 --> 00:04:28,220 - Sorry to interrupt. Uh, ma'am, it's time. - Oh. 120 00:04:28,244 --> 00:04:29,488 The president would like 121 00:04:29,512 --> 00:04:32,190 to watch her daughter's testimony before the House. 122 00:04:32,214 --> 00:04:34,559 We'll, uh, review the rest of the PDB privately. 123 00:04:34,583 --> 00:04:36,061 Thank you, everyone. 124 00:04:37,620 --> 00:04:41,066 Members of the Committee... 125 00:04:41,090 --> 00:04:43,935 we have before us charges against a sitting president, 126 00:04:43,959 --> 00:04:47,539 members of her administration, campaign staff and family, 127 00:04:47,563 --> 00:04:49,975 which, if shown to be true, 128 00:04:49,999 --> 00:04:53,512 pose a threat to the very heart of our constitutional democracy. 129 00:04:53,536 --> 00:04:56,515 We are united as Americans by our unwavering faith 130 00:04:56,539 --> 00:04:59,351 in the integrity of our elections. 131 00:04:59,375 --> 00:05:01,353 To thwart the voice of the people 132 00:05:01,377 --> 00:05:03,722 by manipulating ill-gotten information 133 00:05:03,746 --> 00:05:07,726 provided by a foreign enemy is an assault no one in this room, 134 00:05:07,750 --> 00:05:09,361 nay, this country, 135 00:05:09,385 --> 00:05:11,496 could or should ever tolerate. 136 00:05:11,520 --> 00:05:13,465 Ms. McCord... 137 00:05:13,489 --> 00:05:15,100 not only is your mother's reputation 138 00:05:15,124 --> 00:05:18,270 as an elected official at stake here today, 139 00:05:18,294 --> 00:05:20,739 but the soul of your country is as well. 140 00:05:20,763 --> 00:05:22,974 I would ask you to shine 141 00:05:22,998 --> 00:05:25,544 a clear and unwavering light upon all that you know 142 00:05:25,568 --> 00:05:28,386 and stand before us today as a citizen first. 143 00:05:29,271 --> 00:05:30,382 The chair now recognizes 144 00:05:30,406 --> 00:05:31,383 ranking representative member Heeney 145 00:05:31,407 --> 00:05:32,450 for his opening statement. 146 00:05:32,474 --> 00:05:34,726 Let's see that right hook, Heeney. 147 00:05:35,678 --> 00:05:37,889 Good afternoon, members of the Committee. 148 00:05:37,913 --> 00:05:39,591 Thank you for your testimony, Ms. McCord. 149 00:05:39,615 --> 00:05:41,359 We are here today to find out 150 00:05:41,383 --> 00:05:43,028 the truth, the truth of what happened 151 00:05:43,052 --> 00:05:45,697 between candidate McCord and the government of Iran 152 00:05:45,721 --> 00:05:47,933 in the run-up to the presidential election. 153 00:05:47,957 --> 00:05:50,235 We're also here to investigate 154 00:05:50,259 --> 00:05:52,537 all claims of obstruction of justice 155 00:05:52,561 --> 00:05:56,141 and, uh, campaign finance malfeasance. 156 00:05:56,165 --> 00:05:59,010 Ms. McCord, you do understand that it is your duty 157 00:05:59,034 --> 00:06:01,580 to answer all of our questions to the very best 158 00:06:01,604 --> 00:06:03,415 - of your ability... - Is he hungover? 159 00:06:03,439 --> 00:06:04,950 That's not good. 160 00:06:04,974 --> 00:06:06,918 Sorry to interrupt. I have INR. 161 00:06:06,942 --> 00:06:08,753 They said it's urgent. 162 00:06:08,777 --> 00:06:10,455 ...thank you, members of the Committee. 163 00:06:10,479 --> 00:06:12,057 ...that the testimony you're about to give 164 00:06:12,081 --> 00:06:13,124 is true and correct 165 00:06:13,148 --> 00:06:14,426 to the best of your knowledge, 166 00:06:14,450 --> 00:06:16,194 information and belief, so help you God? 167 00:06:16,218 --> 00:06:18,163 - I do. - INR just got a hit 168 00:06:18,187 --> 00:06:21,700 on Eli Volk in Moscow when his phone briefly went live. 169 00:06:21,724 --> 00:06:22,834 And? 170 00:06:22,858 --> 00:06:25,710 Seems he's in the Iranian embassy. 171 00:06:27,696 --> 00:06:30,342 Iran captured Eli Volk? 172 00:06:30,366 --> 00:06:32,043 Looks like they're trying to even the score 173 00:06:32,067 --> 00:06:34,045 for the capture of Reza Mousavi in Lebanon. 174 00:06:34,069 --> 00:06:36,081 Iran already hacked a German bank 175 00:06:36,105 --> 00:06:37,816 and crashed an oil tanker. 176 00:06:37,840 --> 00:06:40,151 - The score was even. - Well, not while 177 00:06:40,175 --> 00:06:42,954 we've got their Quds commander in detention. 178 00:06:42,978 --> 00:06:44,796 How do you want to answer? 179 00:06:46,181 --> 00:06:47,993 Blake? First I want to find out 180 00:06:48,017 --> 00:06:50,262 how much Russia knew about this. 181 00:06:50,286 --> 00:06:52,597 I need President Salnikov right away, please. 182 00:06:52,621 --> 00:06:54,232 Yes, ma'am. 183 00:06:55,924 --> 00:06:58,436 Well, at least the press can't say I was colluding with Iran 184 00:06:58,460 --> 00:07:00,505 - on this one. - Don't be so sure. 185 00:07:00,529 --> 00:07:04,248 Which means more headlines about Iran at the worst possible time. 186 00:07:18,333 --> 00:07:22,615 Good afternoon. What began as an inquiry 187 00:07:22,616 --> 00:07:25,662 into the alleged conspiracy by the McCord campaign 188 00:07:25,686 --> 00:07:27,531 to collude with Iran, 189 00:07:27,555 --> 00:07:29,232 under Senator Hanson's 190 00:07:29,256 --> 00:07:31,768 Senate Intelligence Committee investigation, 191 00:07:31,792 --> 00:07:34,271 widened to include questions 192 00:07:34,295 --> 00:07:37,441 wholly unrelated to that subject. 193 00:07:37,465 --> 00:07:40,844 This is simply the latest partisan attempt by Congress 194 00:07:40,868 --> 00:07:44,681 to destroy a duly elected president. 195 00:07:44,705 --> 00:07:47,150 The Justice Department failed to find 196 00:07:47,174 --> 00:07:50,520 any evidence of a campaign finance violation. 197 00:07:50,544 --> 00:07:51,989 So... 198 00:07:52,013 --> 00:07:54,330 why am I here? 199 00:07:55,349 --> 00:07:58,061 It can't be to offer new evidence 200 00:07:58,085 --> 00:08:00,430 of something the members of this committee... 201 00:08:00,454 --> 00:08:03,373 ...are fully aware never happened. 202 00:08:04,258 --> 00:08:06,737 It can only be for one purpose: 203 00:08:06,761 --> 00:08:10,640 to twist the facts and willfully mislead the public. 204 00:08:10,664 --> 00:08:13,610 When my mother was first chosen 205 00:08:13,634 --> 00:08:15,712 to serve as secretary of state, 206 00:08:15,736 --> 00:08:17,080 I dropped out of college, 207 00:08:17,104 --> 00:08:19,316 because being in the public eye 208 00:08:19,340 --> 00:08:21,451 made me want to disappear. 209 00:08:21,475 --> 00:08:24,621 Today, I welcome sitting before you, 210 00:08:24,645 --> 00:08:26,490 sweating through this jacket, 211 00:08:26,514 --> 00:08:28,925 so the American people can see that my mother 212 00:08:28,949 --> 00:08:31,661 is exactly the woman that they elected: 213 00:08:31,685 --> 00:08:34,331 a supreme patriot... 214 00:08:34,355 --> 00:08:36,800 and a tireless public servant. 215 00:08:36,824 --> 00:08:38,902 Thank you. 216 00:08:38,926 --> 00:08:40,637 Thank you for that statement, Ms. McCord. 217 00:08:40,661 --> 00:08:42,973 Uh, I for one agree that the charge 218 00:08:42,997 --> 00:08:45,242 of campaign finance violations has been fully adjudicated, 219 00:08:45,266 --> 00:08:47,984 and I have no further questions on that matter. 220 00:08:49,136 --> 00:08:50,847 I would like to turn our attention now 221 00:08:50,871 --> 00:08:53,116 to your employment by the Dalton administration. 222 00:08:53,140 --> 00:08:54,451 You were hired as an intern 223 00:08:54,475 --> 00:08:56,586 to Chief of Staff Russell Jackson, is that correct? 224 00:08:56,610 --> 00:08:58,488 - Yes. - And you began your tenure 225 00:08:58,512 --> 00:09:00,157 after your mother had assumed her role 226 00:09:00,181 --> 00:09:01,758 as secretary of state, is that correct? 227 00:09:01,782 --> 00:09:03,293 That's correct. 228 00:09:03,317 --> 00:09:05,362 An internship with the White House chief of staff 229 00:09:05,386 --> 00:09:07,431 is a... is a coveted job. 230 00:09:07,455 --> 00:09:09,099 Would you say you were engaged 231 00:09:09,123 --> 00:09:11,474 solely on the basis of your qualifications? 232 00:09:17,431 --> 00:09:19,576 Mr. Jackson was familiar with my qualifications, 233 00:09:19,600 --> 00:09:22,179 because I had approached him for a letter of recommendation 234 00:09:22,203 --> 00:09:23,613 for law school. 235 00:09:23,637 --> 00:09:26,683 Meaning you were, uh, you were the best candidate for the job. 236 00:09:26,707 --> 00:09:29,820 All I can say is that I was hired. 237 00:09:29,844 --> 00:09:34,524 The Committee is in, uh, receipt of five résumés 238 00:09:34,548 --> 00:09:36,126 under consideration by Mr. Jackson 239 00:09:36,150 --> 00:09:37,727 at the time of your hire. 240 00:09:37,751 --> 00:09:39,863 One candidate was a Rhodes scholar. 241 00:09:39,887 --> 00:09:41,765 Were you a Rhodes scholar? 242 00:09:41,789 --> 00:09:43,333 - Nope. - Another candidate 243 00:09:43,357 --> 00:09:45,435 was a Harvard Law School graduate who had, uh, 244 00:09:45,459 --> 00:09:46,736 clerked for Justice Breyer. 245 00:09:46,760 --> 00:09:49,473 At the time of your hire, had you attended law school? 246 00:09:49,497 --> 00:09:50,907 No, but... 247 00:09:50,931 --> 00:09:53,477 - Third candidate was... - Excuse me, Congressman, if... 248 00:09:53,501 --> 00:09:55,612 the point you're making is that there were 249 00:09:55,636 --> 00:09:58,915 other qualified candidates, Ms. McCord doesn't dispute that. 250 00:09:58,939 --> 00:10:00,650 The point I'm making is that President McCord 251 00:10:00,674 --> 00:10:02,953 has a long history of abusing privilege. 252 00:10:02,977 --> 00:10:05,689 A prime example being the pressure she brought to bear 253 00:10:05,713 --> 00:10:07,924 on Mr. Jackson to hire her daughter. 254 00:10:07,948 --> 00:10:09,526 There was no pressure. 255 00:10:09,550 --> 00:10:11,728 If Mr. Jackson favored me in any way, 256 00:10:11,752 --> 00:10:14,531 it may be because I happened to be in his office 257 00:10:14,555 --> 00:10:17,734 when he suffered a heart attack, and I got him critical care. 258 00:10:17,758 --> 00:10:19,736 If that is sufficient 259 00:10:19,760 --> 00:10:22,305 to outweigh the qualifications of a Rhodes scholar 260 00:10:22,329 --> 00:10:25,008 is for Mr. Jackson to answer, not me. 261 00:10:25,032 --> 00:10:27,777 Something we can certainly explore further. 262 00:10:27,801 --> 00:10:29,846 - Now let's move on. - That's how you do it. 263 00:10:29,870 --> 00:10:32,482 Well, glad my heart attack worked to her advantage. 264 00:10:32,506 --> 00:10:34,117 I have 265 00:10:34,141 --> 00:10:35,152 President Salnikov, ma'am. 266 00:10:35,176 --> 00:10:36,186 Ms. McCord, 267 00:10:36,210 --> 00:10:37,690 we've spent much of this afternoon... 268 00:10:40,614 --> 00:10:42,592 Good evening, Madam President. 269 00:10:42,616 --> 00:10:43,894 I'm sorry 270 00:10:43,918 --> 00:10:45,762 to disturb you so late, Mr. President. 271 00:10:45,786 --> 00:10:48,899 We've just gotten news on the capture of Eli Volk. 272 00:10:48,923 --> 00:10:50,934 Our intel shows he's being held 273 00:10:50,958 --> 00:10:53,470 in the Iranian embassy in Moscow. 274 00:10:53,494 --> 00:10:55,144 That is surprising. 275 00:10:56,030 --> 00:10:57,908 Yes, and I'm sure 276 00:10:57,932 --> 00:11:01,912 you agree this development is appalling and unacceptable. 277 00:11:01,936 --> 00:11:04,220 Have you contacted the embassy? 278 00:11:05,272 --> 00:11:08,618 Well, in light of recent events, Iran isn't 279 00:11:08,642 --> 00:11:10,320 taking our calls at the moment. 280 00:11:10,344 --> 00:11:12,722 Any information or help you can offer 281 00:11:12,746 --> 00:11:16,059 to get our citizen home would be most appreciated. 282 00:11:16,083 --> 00:11:17,761 We will do everything we can. 283 00:11:17,785 --> 00:11:21,064 As you know, the embassy is not under our jurisdiction. 284 00:11:21,088 --> 00:11:23,133 I'm aware of that, Mr. President. 285 00:11:23,157 --> 00:11:25,135 And I'm sure you're aware 286 00:11:25,159 --> 00:11:27,204 that Mr. Volk's illegal kidnapping 287 00:11:27,228 --> 00:11:29,206 is affecting the global market, 288 00:11:29,230 --> 00:11:32,943 which impacts your economy and ours. 289 00:11:32,967 --> 00:11:34,811 It seems to me, Madam President, 290 00:11:34,835 --> 00:11:37,380 the best way to stabilize the situation is 291 00:11:37,404 --> 00:11:39,115 to answer Iran directly 292 00:11:39,139 --> 00:11:41,117 for your own provocations. 293 00:11:41,141 --> 00:11:43,853 Thank you for your counsel. 294 00:11:43,877 --> 00:11:45,655 Let me add that 295 00:11:45,679 --> 00:11:48,925 if Mr. Volk steps one foot out of the embassy, 296 00:11:48,949 --> 00:11:52,395 we'll consider his well-being your direct responsibility. 297 00:11:52,419 --> 00:11:57,200 If anything were to prevent his swift and safe return home, 298 00:11:57,224 --> 00:11:59,202 there would be grave consequences. 299 00:11:59,226 --> 00:12:01,104 We are great admirers of Mr. Volk 300 00:12:01,128 --> 00:12:02,872 and stand by ready to help. 301 00:12:02,896 --> 00:12:05,108 Good night, Madam President. 302 00:12:05,132 --> 00:12:09,512 Did he just explain to us how embassies work? 303 00:12:09,536 --> 00:12:11,982 If he's stonewalling, I-I'm gonna need evidence 304 00:12:12,006 --> 00:12:13,316 of Russia's involvement. 305 00:12:13,340 --> 00:12:16,286 Reach out to the DNI, have them see if there are 306 00:12:16,310 --> 00:12:18,488 any recent deals between Russia and Iran, 307 00:12:18,512 --> 00:12:21,491 anything that even looks like a quid pro quo. 308 00:12:21,515 --> 00:12:23,593 Ma'am, it's time for the WTO. 309 00:12:23,617 --> 00:12:24,928 I'll reach out to Ephraim. 310 00:12:24,952 --> 00:12:27,103 Yeah, okay. 311 00:12:28,656 --> 00:12:30,634 How's she doing? 312 00:12:30,658 --> 00:12:32,736 You know like in Wonder Woman, 313 00:12:32,760 --> 00:12:34,710 when she fends off bullets with her bracelets? 314 00:12:35,729 --> 00:12:37,641 It's like that. 315 00:12:39,633 --> 00:12:42,212 Ms. McCord, how did you learn about your mother's, uh, role 316 00:12:42,236 --> 00:12:44,454 in the torture and murder of Iraqi detainees? 317 00:12:47,908 --> 00:12:50,854 I'm sorry. Is my mother on trial for the actions 318 00:12:50,878 --> 00:12:53,156 of the U.S. government during the war on terror? 319 00:12:53,180 --> 00:12:56,559 I have a text message that you sent 320 00:12:56,583 --> 00:12:59,095 seven years ago. 321 00:12:59,119 --> 00:13:00,263 "Don't ask my mom. 322 00:13:00,287 --> 00:13:01,665 "She totally lied about Iraq 323 00:13:01,689 --> 00:13:03,199 for my entire childhood." 324 00:13:03,223 --> 00:13:04,634 Uh, I was not aware 325 00:13:04,658 --> 00:13:06,136 that there was a House subpoena 326 00:13:06,160 --> 00:13:08,104 on Ms. McCord's private messages. 327 00:13:08,128 --> 00:13:10,413 This was offered by the recipient. 328 00:13:12,633 --> 00:13:15,712 Well, that was a seven-year-old comment taken out of context. 329 00:13:15,736 --> 00:13:17,213 There had been a recent bombing, 330 00:13:17,237 --> 00:13:20,116 and I think I was on my way to a peace rally. 331 00:13:20,140 --> 00:13:22,218 Did she or didn't she lie to you about Iraq? 332 00:13:22,242 --> 00:13:23,392 That's... 333 00:13:24,345 --> 00:13:26,122 If she had told me the truth, 334 00:13:26,146 --> 00:13:28,058 you would be raking her over the coals 335 00:13:28,082 --> 00:13:29,726 for revealing classified information. 336 00:13:29,750 --> 00:13:31,594 - So you admit she's a liar? - Ms. McCord 337 00:13:31,618 --> 00:13:34,297 is not here to discuss her personal conversations 338 00:13:34,321 --> 00:13:36,633 with her mother or her friends that have no bearing 339 00:13:36,657 --> 00:13:39,636 on the president's duties or this committee's charter. 340 00:13:39,660 --> 00:13:42,472 Why don't I move on to my next area of inquiry? 341 00:13:42,496 --> 00:13:44,541 - Thank you. - I want to ask you 342 00:13:44,565 --> 00:13:46,749 about your relationship with, uh, Dmitri Petrov. 343 00:13:48,168 --> 00:13:50,146 Yes. 344 00:13:50,170 --> 00:13:51,848 He was your date 345 00:13:51,872 --> 00:13:53,416 to the White House Correspondents' Dinner. 346 00:13:53,440 --> 00:13:54,617 Is that correct? 347 00:13:54,641 --> 00:13:55,885 Yes. 348 00:13:55,909 --> 00:13:57,887 How did you first meet Mr. Petrov? 349 00:13:57,911 --> 00:14:00,423 Uh, he was my father's student at the War College. 350 00:14:00,447 --> 00:14:01,891 Were you aware at the time 351 00:14:01,915 --> 00:14:03,693 that Mr. Petrov was an intelligence asset 352 00:14:03,717 --> 00:14:04,928 under your father's supervision? 353 00:14:04,952 --> 00:14:06,062 No. 354 00:14:06,086 --> 00:14:07,597 Were you aware that before you met 355 00:14:07,621 --> 00:14:09,899 Mr. Petrov, he was living in Phoenix, Arizona 356 00:14:09,923 --> 00:14:11,134 under a pseudonym 357 00:14:11,158 --> 00:14:13,069 where he was arrested for assault? 358 00:14:13,093 --> 00:14:15,672 I was not. 359 00:14:15,696 --> 00:14:17,607 Were you aware that Mr. Petrov was treated 360 00:14:17,631 --> 00:14:18,975 for opiate addiction shortly before 361 00:14:18,999 --> 00:14:21,183 you first met? 362 00:14:22,035 --> 00:14:23,613 No, I wasn't. 363 00:14:23,637 --> 00:14:25,482 I didn't know... the opiate... 364 00:14:25,506 --> 00:14:27,150 No. 365 00:14:27,174 --> 00:14:28,685 So your father allowed you to 366 00:14:28,709 --> 00:14:31,121 engage in a relationship with a violent opiate addict 367 00:14:31,145 --> 00:14:34,023 who was, at the time, a target of Russian assassins? 368 00:14:34,047 --> 00:14:35,358 - It's completely ridiculous. - Mr. Canning, 369 00:14:35,382 --> 00:14:37,093 this line of questioning has nothing to do with 370 00:14:37,117 --> 00:14:38,628 - an impeachment inquiry. - It has everything 371 00:14:38,652 --> 00:14:40,430 to do with President McCord's character, 372 00:14:40,454 --> 00:14:42,031 which is fundamental to this inquiry. 373 00:14:42,055 --> 00:14:43,967 Dmitri Petrov's efforts influenced 374 00:14:43,991 --> 00:14:45,702 America's foreign policy agenda, 375 00:14:45,726 --> 00:14:47,437 directly benefiting Elizabeth McCord 376 00:14:47,461 --> 00:14:50,340 at a time when she was plotting her own political future. 377 00:14:50,364 --> 00:14:52,275 The McCords wanted to keep him on a leash 378 00:14:52,299 --> 00:14:53,610 in case they needed him again. 379 00:14:53,634 --> 00:14:55,311 And in blatant disregard of protocol, 380 00:14:55,335 --> 00:14:56,479 they deployed their own daughter 381 00:14:56,503 --> 00:14:58,882 to aid in their own self-serving mission. 382 00:14:58,906 --> 00:15:00,984 - That is completely outrageous. - Point of order. 383 00:15:01,008 --> 00:15:03,319 You have exceeded your time, Mr. Chairman. 384 00:15:03,343 --> 00:15:05,188 Aah! Put me out of my misery. 385 00:15:05,212 --> 00:15:08,057 Heeney better put him in a box. 386 00:15:08,081 --> 00:15:09,959 Are you currently employed, Ms. McCord? 387 00:15:09,983 --> 00:15:14,297 Yes, I am a project manager at the Human Amnesty Association. 388 00:15:14,321 --> 00:15:16,299 And I just want to say for one, 389 00:15:16,323 --> 00:15:18,435 I am very grateful 390 00:15:18,459 --> 00:15:21,571 for the vital humanitarian work that you're doing there. 391 00:15:21,595 --> 00:15:22,672 Thank you. 392 00:15:22,696 --> 00:15:23,840 And can I just ask... 393 00:15:23,864 --> 00:15:25,508 and sorry if this is a little off topic... but 394 00:15:25,532 --> 00:15:26,843 how did your status 395 00:15:26,867 --> 00:15:30,046 as First Daughter help you get this position? 396 00:15:30,070 --> 00:15:31,548 It didn't. 397 00:15:31,572 --> 00:15:33,550 Um, I was actually told 398 00:15:33,574 --> 00:15:35,919 that my security requirements were a concern. 399 00:15:35,943 --> 00:15:38,321 But I like to think that my passion 400 00:15:38,345 --> 00:15:41,024 for the work and my degree in social justice law 401 00:15:41,048 --> 00:15:43,326 helped mitigate those challenges. 402 00:15:43,350 --> 00:15:45,128 Uh, meaning you're not in the habit 403 00:15:45,152 --> 00:15:46,463 of using your personal connections 404 00:15:46,487 --> 00:15:48,064 for career advancement? 405 00:15:48,088 --> 00:15:48,998 No, I'm not. 406 00:15:49,022 --> 00:15:50,166 Take that, nepotism. 407 00:15:50,190 --> 00:15:51,401 Thank you. 408 00:15:51,425 --> 00:15:53,837 I'll yield the rest of my time to the chairman. 409 00:15:53,861 --> 00:15:55,038 Wait. What? 410 00:15:55,062 --> 00:15:56,673 What is he... Don't yield! 411 00:15:56,697 --> 00:15:59,042 I'd like to go back to Mr. Petrov. 412 00:15:59,066 --> 00:16:00,877 Because it seems to me that 413 00:16:00,901 --> 00:16:03,112 the American public deserves to know the truth 414 00:16:03,136 --> 00:16:06,449 of your parents' involvement in this, uh... this relationship. 415 00:16:06,473 --> 00:16:08,518 Congressman, my parents were not involved 416 00:16:08,542 --> 00:16:10,353 - in my relationship. - So you were not complicit 417 00:16:10,377 --> 00:16:11,955 in your parents' manipulation of Dmitri Petrov? 418 00:16:11,979 --> 00:16:13,189 They deceived you, as well? 419 00:16:13,213 --> 00:16:14,724 - That's... that... - Mr. Canning. 420 00:16:14,748 --> 00:16:16,626 - Mr. Canning? This isn't croquet! - That's not... 421 00:16:16,650 --> 00:16:17,961 - What the hell is he afraid of? - They couldn't have manipulated 422 00:16:17,985 --> 00:16:19,429 Mr. Petrov because they didn't know 423 00:16:19,453 --> 00:16:21,130 that I was seeing him at first. 424 00:16:21,154 --> 00:16:23,132 Huh. 425 00:16:23,156 --> 00:16:26,503 So, you've come here to defend your mother, 426 00:16:26,527 --> 00:16:30,073 but it turns out that you are just as deceitful as she is. 427 00:16:30,097 --> 00:16:31,808 Wha...? 428 00:16:31,832 --> 00:16:34,611 I'm sorry. That's not at all accurate. 429 00:16:34,635 --> 00:16:36,713 Given this witness's admitted disregard 430 00:16:36,737 --> 00:16:38,314 for the truth, I don't think 431 00:16:38,338 --> 00:16:40,817 further questioning would be fruitful. 432 00:16:40,841 --> 00:16:43,592 You're excused. 433 00:16:54,922 --> 00:16:57,333 Guys, I am so sorry. 434 00:16:57,357 --> 00:16:59,469 - No. What? Are you kidding? - What? No. Are you kidding? 435 00:16:59,493 --> 00:17:00,670 We're sorry. I just... 436 00:17:00,694 --> 00:17:02,238 That never should have happened, Stevie... 437 00:17:02,262 --> 00:17:03,973 He started hammering me with all these questions. 438 00:17:03,997 --> 00:17:05,775 - I didn't know about Dmitri... - Listen. No. I-I... 439 00:17:05,799 --> 00:17:07,677 - It never should have happened. - It's my fault. I should have told you 440 00:17:07,701 --> 00:17:08,978 - about Dmitri's history. - No, it is not. You-you... 441 00:17:09,002 --> 00:17:11,214 - But I... - It is not your fault. I... 442 00:17:11,238 --> 00:17:13,182 You didn't even know that we were dating. 443 00:17:13,206 --> 00:17:14,851 That is totally on me. 444 00:17:14,875 --> 00:17:18,799 Stevie, none of this is on you, sweetheart. 445 00:17:18,800 --> 00:17:21,424 You were so brave and so good. 446 00:17:26,777 --> 00:17:30,017 Yesterday turned an internship and a boyfriend 447 00:17:30,018 --> 00:17:32,263 into a bloodbath we'll be mopping up for months. 448 00:17:32,287 --> 00:17:34,765 We're not throwing another one of you to the lions. 449 00:17:34,789 --> 00:17:36,834 I'm already under subpoena. I'm not backing out. 450 00:17:36,858 --> 00:17:39,770 We'd be well within our rights to claim spousal privilege. 451 00:17:39,794 --> 00:17:41,672 And let it seem like we're in retreat? 452 00:17:41,696 --> 00:17:44,813 No. That would confirm every lie they threw out there yesterday. 453 00:17:44,814 --> 00:17:46,270 I still can't even follow what Canning thought 454 00:17:46,271 --> 00:17:47,335 he was trying to build. 455 00:17:47,336 --> 00:17:50,334 Somehow your daughter dating a Russian asset helped you 456 00:17:50,335 --> 00:17:51,746 shore up political power? 457 00:17:51,770 --> 00:17:53,227 - He was spinning. - And Heeney 458 00:17:53,228 --> 00:17:54,972 was holding the yarn. 459 00:17:54,996 --> 00:17:57,208 So much for having an ally up there. 460 00:17:57,232 --> 00:17:58,709 Which is why I need to testify. 461 00:17:58,733 --> 00:18:00,378 I'm the one that brought Dmitri 462 00:18:00,402 --> 00:18:01,612 into Special Activities Division. 463 00:18:01,636 --> 00:18:03,748 I can vouch for his value as an asset. 464 00:18:03,772 --> 00:18:04,982 They are making him the question. 465 00:18:05,006 --> 00:18:06,417 I'm the one that can answer it. 466 00:18:06,441 --> 00:18:08,252 My concern is how much 467 00:18:08,276 --> 00:18:09,854 of this Petrov case is still classified. 468 00:18:09,878 --> 00:18:11,856 Your hands will be tied. 469 00:18:11,880 --> 00:18:13,858 Make it a closed hearing. 470 00:18:13,882 --> 00:18:16,360 They smeared Stevie publicly. I want to answer it publicly. 471 00:18:16,384 --> 00:18:17,995 It's the only way 472 00:18:18,019 --> 00:18:21,499 that we can fully answer these insane allegations. 473 00:18:21,523 --> 00:18:23,501 Congress can always release 474 00:18:23,525 --> 00:18:25,569 a redacted transcript if there are accusations of a cover-up. 475 00:18:25,593 --> 00:18:27,838 - If you think it's best. - Can we... 476 00:18:27,862 --> 00:18:31,014 limit the questions to Petrov, at least? 477 00:18:32,233 --> 00:18:33,811 No. 478 00:18:33,835 --> 00:18:35,846 We'll answer whatever questions they have. 479 00:18:35,870 --> 00:18:38,416 Let the chairman know the hearing will be closed. 480 00:18:38,440 --> 00:18:39,784 Thank you, everyone. 481 00:18:39,808 --> 00:18:41,725 That's it. 482 00:18:49,050 --> 00:18:50,667 I'll fix it. 483 00:19:02,831 --> 00:19:04,775 Hey. How are you? 484 00:19:04,799 --> 00:19:06,210 Good. 485 00:19:06,234 --> 00:19:08,212 Sorry I didn't call last night. 486 00:19:08,236 --> 00:19:09,313 Oh, I know. 487 00:19:09,337 --> 00:19:11,048 It was a... 488 00:19:11,072 --> 00:19:12,750 it was a crazy day. 489 00:19:12,774 --> 00:19:14,925 Yeah. 490 00:19:15,777 --> 00:19:16,954 I was thinking about... 491 00:19:16,978 --> 00:19:18,589 Yeah, I don't know if, um, you... 492 00:19:18,613 --> 00:19:19,757 Sorry. 493 00:19:19,781 --> 00:19:20,925 No, go ahead. 494 00:19:20,949 --> 00:19:22,960 No. You. 495 00:19:22,984 --> 00:19:25,096 Um... 496 00:19:25,120 --> 00:19:27,498 Uh, some of the things you heard about me... 497 00:19:27,522 --> 00:19:30,634 the assault charge in Phoenix... I didn't hurt anyone. 498 00:19:30,658 --> 00:19:32,670 I-I smashed a television. It was stupid. 499 00:19:32,694 --> 00:19:34,672 Okay, yeah, the... 500 00:19:34,696 --> 00:19:37,375 Actually, the only thing that really threw me was, um... 501 00:19:37,399 --> 00:19:40,111 was the addiction recovery. 502 00:19:40,135 --> 00:19:41,579 I know. 503 00:19:41,603 --> 00:19:45,182 Uh, it was, uh, pain medication for some injuries 504 00:19:45,206 --> 00:19:46,684 that I suffered in Russia. 505 00:19:46,708 --> 00:19:49,820 Oh. Okay. 506 00:19:49,844 --> 00:19:51,956 I just... I dated an addict once before, 507 00:19:51,980 --> 00:19:53,958 and, uh, just made me wonder 508 00:19:53,982 --> 00:19:56,093 if it's a thing with me, or... 509 00:19:56,117 --> 00:19:57,795 No, it's not a thing with me. 510 00:19:57,819 --> 00:20:00,831 I've never done anything since treatment. Never. 511 00:20:00,855 --> 00:20:03,006 Okay. 512 00:20:03,858 --> 00:20:06,137 This is so weird. 513 00:20:06,161 --> 00:20:09,273 I'm sorry I keep bringing you and your family so much trouble. 514 00:20:09,297 --> 00:20:11,976 Hey, uh, can-can we meet up, um, 515 00:20:12,000 --> 00:20:14,612 so we can talk in person? 516 00:20:14,636 --> 00:20:17,248 Yeah. 517 00:20:17,272 --> 00:20:20,317 I think I just need a little time 518 00:20:20,341 --> 00:20:22,492 to think things through first. 519 00:20:23,344 --> 00:20:25,156 Of course. 520 00:20:25,180 --> 00:20:27,158 But I'll call you soon, okay? 521 00:20:27,182 --> 00:20:28,526 Okay. 522 00:20:28,550 --> 00:20:30,494 I'll-I'll talk to you then. 523 00:20:30,518 --> 00:20:32,669 Okay. 524 00:20:39,994 --> 00:20:43,541 "USAID has prioritized emergency 525 00:20:43,565 --> 00:20:45,509 response programs for vulnerable population groups..." 526 00:20:45,533 --> 00:20:46,644 - Ma'am? - Uh... 527 00:20:46,668 --> 00:20:48,045 Ephraim Ware. 528 00:20:48,069 --> 00:20:50,948 I was just forcing Russell to get some steps in with me. 529 00:20:50,972 --> 00:20:54,585 Ah. You know, FDR used to work at a desk out here. 530 00:20:54,609 --> 00:20:56,660 So say the White House archives. 531 00:20:57,679 --> 00:20:59,830 I'll let you run the country now. 532 00:21:00,882 --> 00:21:02,560 Ma'am, we have evidence 533 00:21:02,584 --> 00:21:05,196 of Russia's possible cooperation with Iran 534 00:21:05,220 --> 00:21:07,198 in the capture of Eli Volk. 535 00:21:07,222 --> 00:21:09,366 I really didn't want to be right about that. 536 00:21:09,390 --> 00:21:12,369 This is a direct transfer from the State Bank 537 00:21:12,393 --> 00:21:16,574 of Iran to a private account traced to President Salnikov. 538 00:21:16,598 --> 00:21:19,443 The payment appears to be connected to a recent deal 539 00:21:19,467 --> 00:21:21,412 for Russia to develop Iranian oil fields. 540 00:21:21,436 --> 00:21:23,280 What kind of oil deal 541 00:21:23,304 --> 00:21:25,516 pays directly into a president's pocket? 542 00:21:25,540 --> 00:21:27,785 You have confidence in this intelligence? 543 00:21:27,809 --> 00:21:30,488 Entirely. I'll also point out 544 00:21:30,512 --> 00:21:32,523 that the date of the transfer is 545 00:21:32,547 --> 00:21:35,459 less than 48 hours after our SEAL team's 546 00:21:35,483 --> 00:21:37,695 capture of Reza Mousavi in Lebanon. 547 00:21:37,719 --> 00:21:39,396 Yeah, well, Iran didn't waste any time 548 00:21:39,420 --> 00:21:40,931 hatching a counterattack. 549 00:21:40,955 --> 00:21:43,567 Or it's a striking coincidence. 550 00:21:43,591 --> 00:21:44,935 Thanks, Ephraim. 551 00:21:44,959 --> 00:21:46,437 Ma'am. 552 00:21:46,461 --> 00:21:49,039 Madam President, perhaps your own charges 553 00:21:49,063 --> 00:21:51,709 of collusion with Iran have confused you. 554 00:21:51,733 --> 00:21:55,613 There is nothing covert in an oil deal between two allies. 555 00:21:55,637 --> 00:21:59,583 This agreement with Iran was widely reported in the press. 556 00:21:59,607 --> 00:22:01,318 True. 557 00:22:01,342 --> 00:22:05,456 What wasn't widely reported was how much you, Mr. President, 558 00:22:05,480 --> 00:22:07,525 were personally enriched by this deal. 559 00:22:07,549 --> 00:22:11,228 I-I have here records of multiple transfers 560 00:22:11,252 --> 00:22:14,098 to an account we've traced to you personally 561 00:22:14,122 --> 00:22:16,400 from the State Bank of Iran. 562 00:22:16,424 --> 00:22:20,237 All of which happened days before Eli Volk's capture. 563 00:22:20,261 --> 00:22:22,873 Something I appreciated about your predecessor 564 00:22:22,897 --> 00:22:25,476 was that he never spoke in innuendo. 565 00:22:25,500 --> 00:22:27,912 It's something wives do, not leaders. 566 00:22:27,936 --> 00:22:30,347 Well, I thank you, Maxim, 567 00:22:30,371 --> 00:22:32,750 for another lesson in statecraft. 568 00:22:32,774 --> 00:22:35,719 Let me be more direct, then: 569 00:22:35,743 --> 00:22:37,488 Either you take immediate steps 570 00:22:37,512 --> 00:22:39,690 to get Iran to return our citizen 571 00:22:39,714 --> 00:22:42,760 and avoid further conflict with the United States, 572 00:22:42,784 --> 00:22:44,595 or the people of Russia will soon know 573 00:22:44,619 --> 00:22:46,397 how much you've personally gained 574 00:22:46,421 --> 00:22:49,333 at the expense of your comrades. 575 00:22:49,357 --> 00:22:51,936 I hope that's not too indirect. 576 00:22:51,960 --> 00:22:53,971 Your threats are quite clear; 577 00:22:53,995 --> 00:22:55,839 however, the fact remains 578 00:22:55,863 --> 00:22:58,442 that your citizen is being held 579 00:22:58,466 --> 00:23:01,679 in the sovereign territory of the Iranian embassy. 580 00:23:01,703 --> 00:23:03,581 Therefore, I cannot... 581 00:23:03,605 --> 00:23:07,651 I-I'm not asking you to violate Iran's sovereignty. 582 00:23:07,675 --> 00:23:10,621 I'm asking you to reach out to your ally to arrange 583 00:23:10,645 --> 00:23:15,059 the secret transfer of Eli Volk from Moscow to Tehran. 584 00:23:15,083 --> 00:23:18,195 And then I'd like you to inform us immediately 585 00:23:18,219 --> 00:23:20,531 of the details of the flight plan. 586 00:23:20,555 --> 00:23:22,706 You have 12 hours to make the arrangement. 587 00:23:24,826 --> 00:23:28,072 He's so right about the direct approach. 588 00:23:28,096 --> 00:23:32,883 I-It really is more... efficient. 589 00:23:34,269 --> 00:23:35,980 I'll reach out to Defense. 590 00:24:01,029 --> 00:24:02,179 We're on. 591 00:24:06,801 --> 00:24:09,680 Ma'am, we successfully intercepted 592 00:24:09,704 --> 00:24:11,649 the jet carrying Eli Volk 593 00:24:11,673 --> 00:24:13,617 once it left Russian air space. 594 00:24:13,641 --> 00:24:17,187 His plane has landed and is on the tarmac at Incirlik. 595 00:24:17,211 --> 00:24:19,156 Once the hostage deplanes, a Delta Force Team 596 00:24:19,180 --> 00:24:20,791 will secure the aircraft. 597 00:24:20,815 --> 00:24:22,426 Looks like Salnikov came through. 598 00:24:22,450 --> 00:24:24,328 Any contact from Iran? 599 00:24:24,352 --> 00:24:26,770 Nothing official. We're trying back channels. 600 00:24:27,622 --> 00:24:29,573 Alpha Team, execute secure package. 601 00:24:37,365 --> 00:24:41,284 Switch camera view to door side. 602 00:24:42,970 --> 00:24:44,782 First step will be to establish communication 603 00:24:44,806 --> 00:24:46,317 with the cockpit. 604 00:24:46,341 --> 00:24:47,951 Get proof of life on Volk. 605 00:24:47,975 --> 00:24:50,621 Eyes on the door. 606 00:24:50,645 --> 00:24:52,429 The door is opening. 607 00:25:00,521 --> 00:25:04,501 Send Eli Volk out of the plane now. 608 00:25:04,525 --> 00:25:07,544 Eli Volk... 609 00:25:09,263 --> 00:25:10,341 I repeat, send Eli Volk... 610 00:25:12,433 --> 00:25:13,977 Hey, we got a civilian in there! 611 00:25:14,001 --> 00:25:15,746 - Hold fire. Hold fire. - Pull them back. 612 00:25:15,770 --> 00:25:16,920 Hold fire! 613 00:25:17,672 --> 00:25:18,749 Pop smoke and take cover. 614 00:25:18,773 --> 00:25:19,950 Popping smoke. 615 00:25:28,111 --> 00:25:29,655 They're surrounded by U.S. troops. 616 00:25:29,679 --> 00:25:31,830 - How do they think this ends? - For all we know, 617 00:25:31,831 --> 00:25:33,943 that cargo bay's full of C-4. 618 00:25:33,967 --> 00:25:35,211 How's our casualty? 619 00:25:35,235 --> 00:25:36,379 Stable. 620 00:25:36,403 --> 00:25:38,238 We've got him on a medevac to Landstuhl. 621 00:25:38,239 --> 00:25:40,050 What about Volk? 622 00:25:40,074 --> 00:25:42,185 We're working on re-establishing comms. 623 00:25:42,209 --> 00:25:43,687 Infrared shows that he's in there, 624 00:25:43,711 --> 00:25:45,322 but they've blocked our view of the cabin. 625 00:25:45,346 --> 00:25:48,425 So he could be wounded or dying for all we know. 626 00:25:48,449 --> 00:25:50,794 No moves until we get word on Volk. 627 00:25:50,818 --> 00:25:51,928 Copy that. 628 00:25:51,952 --> 00:25:55,365 Let's just calm this down. 629 00:25:55,389 --> 00:25:56,767 Ephraim? 630 00:25:56,791 --> 00:26:00,070 We just got SIGINT from Syria and Southern Lebanon. 631 00:26:00,094 --> 00:26:01,805 Iranian proxy forces 632 00:26:01,829 --> 00:26:04,274 are activating on the Israeli border. 633 00:26:04,298 --> 00:26:07,144 Ma'am, if Hezbollah launches their short range missiles, 634 00:26:07,168 --> 00:26:08,645 hundreds could be killed. 635 00:26:08,669 --> 00:26:10,881 It's saber-rattling. Shiraz doesn't want 636 00:26:10,905 --> 00:26:13,850 the Middle East igniting over this any more than we do. 637 00:26:13,874 --> 00:26:15,685 - I'd rather not count on that. - But... 638 00:26:15,709 --> 00:26:17,788 Uh, Susan's right. 639 00:26:17,812 --> 00:26:20,964 But we have to give Shiraz something so he has cover. 640 00:26:22,149 --> 00:26:23,760 Let's get Tehran. 641 00:26:23,784 --> 00:26:25,829 Get us President Shiraz as soon as possible. 642 00:26:25,853 --> 00:26:28,698 All due respect, ma'am, you are under 643 00:26:28,722 --> 00:26:31,401 an impeachment investigation for colluding with Iran. 644 00:26:31,425 --> 00:26:33,670 Is this really the time for appeasement? 645 00:26:33,694 --> 00:26:35,572 I'm gonna lead with a stick. 646 00:26:35,596 --> 00:26:37,407 I just want a carrot on the end of it. 647 00:26:37,431 --> 00:26:39,609 I have Shiraz on the line, ma'am. 648 00:26:39,633 --> 00:26:41,878 Get him on the screen. 649 00:26:41,902 --> 00:26:45,582 Ellen, are we prepared for a retaliatory strike? 650 00:26:45,606 --> 00:26:46,883 Yes, ma'am. 651 00:26:46,907 --> 00:26:48,418 Sixth Fleet is on standby in the Gulf. 652 00:26:48,442 --> 00:26:49,719 We can have F-18s 653 00:26:49,743 --> 00:26:52,055 over Bandar-e 'Abbas in ten minutes. 654 00:26:52,079 --> 00:26:54,658 Can we discuss what you're planning to offer first? 655 00:26:54,682 --> 00:26:57,127 Russell, I'm trying to prevent a shooting war in the Middle East. 656 00:26:57,151 --> 00:26:58,962 We can talk about how it plays in the press later. 657 00:26:58,986 --> 00:27:00,130 President Shiraz. 658 00:27:00,154 --> 00:27:02,199 It seems we have a situation. 659 00:27:02,223 --> 00:27:04,534 No, you have a situation. 660 00:27:04,558 --> 00:27:06,002 You can resolve it by returning 661 00:27:06,026 --> 00:27:09,105 our citizen Reza Mousavi immediately. 662 00:27:09,129 --> 00:27:12,742 Let's take a beat here. 663 00:27:12,766 --> 00:27:15,946 You've got an American held hostage by armed guards. 664 00:27:15,970 --> 00:27:18,815 We've got you surrounded by American troops 665 00:27:18,839 --> 00:27:20,717 on a military base. 666 00:27:20,741 --> 00:27:23,520 And now you've got Hezbollah aiming rockets at Tel Aviv. 667 00:27:23,544 --> 00:27:27,090 Have you asked yourself where this ends? 668 00:27:27,114 --> 00:27:29,559 It ends where it began: 669 00:27:29,583 --> 00:27:31,094 with Iran defending itself 670 00:27:31,118 --> 00:27:33,430 against U.S. imperial aggression. 671 00:27:33,454 --> 00:27:36,833 Do you honestly think bullying is the way to go here? 672 00:27:36,857 --> 00:27:39,936 Because I'll tell you what bullying gets you, Najid. 673 00:27:39,960 --> 00:27:42,973 It gets you a firestorm of Tomahawk Missiles 674 00:27:42,997 --> 00:27:45,642 and smart bombs annihilating your offensive capabilities 675 00:27:45,666 --> 00:27:49,346 before you can even think about responding. 676 00:27:49,370 --> 00:27:51,281 And then your only consolation 677 00:27:51,305 --> 00:27:55,291 will be a proxy war with Israel that you cannot win. 678 00:27:56,844 --> 00:27:58,822 In the next 30 minutes, 679 00:27:58,846 --> 00:28:02,692 Eli Volk is going to walk off that plane. 680 00:28:02,716 --> 00:28:06,696 No shots will be fired on our side or yours. 681 00:28:06,720 --> 00:28:08,965 Your plane, 682 00:28:08,989 --> 00:28:12,102 and everyone on it, will return peacefully to Iran 683 00:28:12,126 --> 00:28:16,112 and we'll continue our talks about cyber attacks another day. 684 00:28:25,906 --> 00:28:28,585 I will bring your proposal to the Supreme Leader 685 00:28:28,609 --> 00:28:30,720 for his consideration. 686 00:28:30,744 --> 00:28:33,463 Thank you. 687 00:28:34,602 --> 00:28:37,360 Well played, Madam President. 688 00:28:37,384 --> 00:28:39,195 Let's hope that was enough of a carrot. 689 00:28:39,219 --> 00:28:42,305 It was plenty of stick. 690 00:29:43,817 --> 00:29:47,263 Dr. McCord, six years ago, when you worked 691 00:29:47,287 --> 00:29:49,399 for Defense Intelligence, you recruited a Russian soldier 692 00:29:49,423 --> 00:29:51,835 named Dimitri Petrov as an agent 693 00:29:51,859 --> 00:29:53,737 to spy on Russia, is that correct? 694 00:29:53,761 --> 00:29:55,105 I did. 695 00:29:55,129 --> 00:29:56,539 And you did so by providing experimental 696 00:29:56,563 --> 00:29:58,008 life-saving treatment to his sister, 697 00:29:58,032 --> 00:30:00,977 who was suffering from fibrosarcoma. 698 00:30:01,001 --> 00:30:02,979 Yes. And he performed an invaluable service 699 00:30:03,003 --> 00:30:05,815 to the United States by providing critical intelligence 700 00:30:05,839 --> 00:30:08,318 that helped prevent a Russian invasion of Ukraine. 701 00:30:08,342 --> 00:30:11,021 Subsequent to, uh, Mr. Petrov's invaluable service, 702 00:30:11,045 --> 00:30:13,089 Russia engaged in treaty negotiations 703 00:30:13,113 --> 00:30:15,091 with the United States, which necessitated 704 00:30:15,115 --> 00:30:18,528 the identification and capture of Mr. Petrov, correct? 705 00:30:18,552 --> 00:30:20,630 I can't get into the details of that, 706 00:30:20,654 --> 00:30:23,400 but Mr. Petrov, regrettably, 707 00:30:23,424 --> 00:30:26,436 was collateral damage for the sake of national security. 708 00:30:26,460 --> 00:30:28,138 Yeah, but he underwent torture. 709 00:30:28,162 --> 00:30:30,040 Correct. 710 00:30:30,064 --> 00:30:32,442 Dr. McCord, you, uh, you personally worked 711 00:30:32,466 --> 00:30:35,145 to have Mr. Petrov released and repatriated 712 00:30:35,169 --> 00:30:37,380 - to the United States, is that correct? - I did. 713 00:30:37,404 --> 00:30:39,416 Are you aware of the maxim that, uh, 714 00:30:39,440 --> 00:30:41,351 once an agent has been turned, 715 00:30:41,375 --> 00:30:43,853 he or she can be turned again? 716 00:30:43,877 --> 00:30:46,489 That's a gross oversimplification. 717 00:30:46,513 --> 00:30:48,324 Mr. Petrov was a unique asset 718 00:30:48,348 --> 00:30:50,560 with an unparalleled knowledge base. 719 00:30:50,584 --> 00:30:52,662 I recruited him only after he was fully vetted. 720 00:30:52,686 --> 00:30:54,197 Were you aware of his opioid addiction 721 00:30:54,221 --> 00:30:56,299 when you brought him on at Special Activities Division? 722 00:30:56,323 --> 00:30:57,834 I learned of that later. 723 00:30:57,858 --> 00:31:00,670 So your vetting was less than thorough. 724 00:31:00,694 --> 00:31:03,640 Excuse me, Congressman, I once again fail to see 725 00:31:03,664 --> 00:31:05,542 how these questions have anything to do 726 00:31:05,566 --> 00:31:07,010 with President McCord. 727 00:31:07,034 --> 00:31:08,845 I'm establishing that connection right now, Counselor. 728 00:31:08,869 --> 00:31:11,681 Dr. McCord, after your wife became 729 00:31:11,705 --> 00:31:13,383 Secretary of State, she installed you 730 00:31:13,407 --> 00:31:16,086 as President Dalton's ethics advisor, didn't she? 731 00:31:16,110 --> 00:31:17,587 Uh, she did not. 732 00:31:17,611 --> 00:31:20,056 President Dalton independently sought me out 733 00:31:20,080 --> 00:31:22,025 for my expertise in the field. 734 00:31:22,049 --> 00:31:24,527 How many previous presidents had, uh, sought you out? 735 00:31:24,551 --> 00:31:25,895 I was a member of the faculty 736 00:31:25,919 --> 00:31:28,031 at the National War College, a qualification 737 00:31:28,055 --> 00:31:30,567 that was sought out by previous administrations. 738 00:31:30,591 --> 00:31:32,769 But not you personally. 739 00:31:32,793 --> 00:31:35,472 And your job as ethics advisor in your wife's administration, 740 00:31:35,496 --> 00:31:37,674 was that, uh, was that based on merit? 741 00:31:37,698 --> 00:31:41,678 Congressman, if you're going to slander my family, 742 00:31:41,702 --> 00:31:44,047 please have the courage to say what you mean. 743 00:31:44,071 --> 00:31:46,549 You knew years ago your wife was going to run for president. 744 00:31:46,573 --> 00:31:48,184 That is completely false. 745 00:31:48,208 --> 00:31:49,452 So to burnish her credentials, 746 00:31:49,476 --> 00:31:51,921 you identified an unstable addict 747 00:31:51,945 --> 00:31:54,157 and manipulated him to put his life in danger 748 00:31:54,181 --> 00:31:56,493 to further your wife's diplomatic agenda. 749 00:31:56,517 --> 00:31:57,761 That's pure fiction. 750 00:31:57,785 --> 00:31:59,195 And after Russia captured him, 751 00:31:59,219 --> 00:32:01,431 no doubt compelling him to reveal American secrets, 752 00:32:01,455 --> 00:32:04,000 you had the wisdom to give this addict 753 00:32:04,024 --> 00:32:06,770 a classified job as a payoff. 754 00:32:06,794 --> 00:32:08,547 Do you have evidence of any of these allegations? 755 00:32:08,548 --> 00:32:10,240 Finally, to sweeten the deal, you set him up 756 00:32:10,264 --> 00:32:11,203 with your own daughter. 757 00:32:11,204 --> 00:32:13,248 All so President McCord could have a man 758 00:32:13,272 --> 00:32:16,084 on retainer who owed the McCords his life. 759 00:32:16,108 --> 00:32:17,686 And his sister's life. 760 00:32:17,710 --> 00:32:20,722 And if ethical questions were raised about his retention, 761 00:32:20,746 --> 00:32:23,191 about anything your wife wanted to do, well, 762 00:32:23,215 --> 00:32:26,495 she had the White House ethics advisor to brush those aside. 763 00:32:26,519 --> 00:32:29,231 Congressman, if you were a freshman in my ethics class, 764 00:32:29,255 --> 00:32:31,032 I would give you an "F." 765 00:32:31,056 --> 00:32:32,834 You have no logic... 766 00:32:32,858 --> 00:32:34,836 - Really, Professor, because I think... - May I finish? 767 00:32:34,860 --> 00:32:37,773 O-Or is-is that how this works? 768 00:32:37,797 --> 00:32:40,427 You get to make up whatever you want and I don't get to answer? 769 00:32:41,300 --> 00:32:42,744 Please. 770 00:32:42,768 --> 00:32:46,148 Most of us think of ethics as the rules of moral behavior. 771 00:32:46,172 --> 00:32:47,616 You are what you do. 772 00:32:47,640 --> 00:32:49,484 But I teach a more theological approach 773 00:32:49,508 --> 00:32:51,787 called virtue ethics. 774 00:32:51,811 --> 00:32:54,589 Virtue ethics says that who we are 775 00:32:54,613 --> 00:32:56,491 is not determined by the actions we take, 776 00:32:56,515 --> 00:32:58,393 but why we take them. 777 00:32:58,417 --> 00:33:00,562 So you can't just spin out some wild theory based on 778 00:33:00,586 --> 00:33:02,798 a few cherry-picked facts from my wife's record. 779 00:33:02,822 --> 00:33:05,734 You have to consider her motives. 780 00:33:05,758 --> 00:33:07,602 And if you look at Elizabeth McCord's 781 00:33:07,626 --> 00:33:10,105 decades-long record of service, 782 00:33:10,129 --> 00:33:12,974 you see a woman clearly motivated 783 00:33:12,998 --> 00:33:14,910 by Plato's four key virtues: 784 00:33:14,934 --> 00:33:19,420 wisdom, courage, temperance and justice. 785 00:33:20,906 --> 00:33:23,725 I suggest you look into them. 786 00:33:25,578 --> 00:33:29,691 I'm sure you believe your wife is infallible, Dr. McCord, 787 00:33:29,715 --> 00:33:31,893 just as I believe you think your posts 788 00:33:31,917 --> 00:33:33,695 in the Dalton and McCord administrations 789 00:33:33,719 --> 00:33:35,797 were based on merit. 790 00:33:35,821 --> 00:33:37,466 Just as you believe your destruction 791 00:33:37,490 --> 00:33:39,734 of a young man's life to serve your wife's political ambition 792 00:33:39,758 --> 00:33:42,070 was somehow justified. 793 00:33:42,094 --> 00:33:45,674 And your delusion is part of the tragedy. 794 00:33:45,698 --> 00:33:49,077 Congressman Heeney. 795 00:33:49,101 --> 00:33:51,079 I, uh... 796 00:33:51,103 --> 00:33:53,287 I yield my time to the chairman. 797 00:34:02,666 --> 00:34:03,944 All hail, President McCord. 798 00:34:03,968 --> 00:34:07,280 Mr. Volk. Welcome home. 799 00:34:07,304 --> 00:34:08,515 It's truly wonderful to be back. 800 00:34:08,539 --> 00:34:10,519 I haven't felt this liberated 801 00:34:10,520 --> 00:34:11,831 since my first divorce. 802 00:34:11,855 --> 00:34:13,166 Oh! 803 00:34:13,190 --> 00:34:15,034 Please, just give us one 804 00:34:15,058 --> 00:34:16,736 damn news cycle. 805 00:34:16,760 --> 00:34:18,538 News of McCord megadonor 806 00:34:18,562 --> 00:34:20,840 Eli Volk's release from capture in Moscow 807 00:34:20,864 --> 00:34:23,376 has unleashed a flurry of speculation. 808 00:34:23,400 --> 00:34:25,011 Here with us to give his perspective 809 00:34:25,035 --> 00:34:27,013 is Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, 810 00:34:27,037 --> 00:34:28,681 Senator Mark Hanson. Senator? 811 00:34:28,705 --> 00:34:31,084 Thank you, Tracy. You know, we always have to be skeptical 812 00:34:31,108 --> 00:34:33,019 with this administration because they are... 813 00:34:33,043 --> 00:34:34,520 they are truly skillful 814 00:34:34,544 --> 00:34:36,956 at manipulating public opinion and the media. 815 00:34:36,980 --> 00:34:38,758 Says the guy manipulating the media. 816 00:34:38,782 --> 00:34:39,892 ...the spectacle this afternoon. 817 00:34:39,916 --> 00:34:41,227 One of the president's biggest donors 818 00:34:41,251 --> 00:34:44,030 literally bowing down to her like royalty 819 00:34:44,054 --> 00:34:46,299 earlier today at Andrews Air Force Base. 820 00:34:46,323 --> 00:34:49,702 This country did overthrow a monarchy quite some time ago. 821 00:34:49,726 --> 00:34:51,537 There has been some speculation that it's possible 822 00:34:51,561 --> 00:34:53,940 this entire story of Eli Volk 823 00:34:53,964 --> 00:34:57,043 being kidnapped by Iran could be another example of McCord's 824 00:34:57,067 --> 00:34:58,778 brilliant media manipulation. 825 00:34:58,802 --> 00:35:00,046 Does this guy ever stop? 826 00:35:00,070 --> 00:35:02,048 Now, normally, I'm-I'm deeply skeptical 827 00:35:02,072 --> 00:35:03,916 of these sorts of rumors, but you have 828 00:35:03,940 --> 00:35:05,752 to ask yourself, why would the president allow 829 00:35:05,776 --> 00:35:08,588 these so-called kidnappers to fly home to Tehran 830 00:35:08,612 --> 00:35:10,490 from a U.S. armed military base 831 00:35:10,514 --> 00:35:12,665 - without a single... - All right, that's enough. 832 00:35:13,817 --> 00:35:15,795 I'm gonna need to make a stop. 833 00:35:15,819 --> 00:35:17,063 Thanks for calling. 834 00:35:17,087 --> 00:35:18,297 I hope this isn't too public. 835 00:35:18,321 --> 00:35:19,632 No, it's fine. 836 00:35:19,656 --> 00:35:22,842 Um, I kind of just decided to live my life, you know? 837 00:35:24,695 --> 00:35:27,306 I'm sorry that I had such a reaction 838 00:35:27,330 --> 00:35:28,708 to the addiction thing. 839 00:35:28,732 --> 00:35:31,010 Oh. No, I'm... 840 00:35:31,034 --> 00:35:34,313 I'm sorry you had to find out on national television. 841 00:35:34,337 --> 00:35:38,317 I think mostly it threw me because, um... 842 00:35:38,341 --> 00:35:42,321 Well, growing up with parents in intelligence, 843 00:35:42,345 --> 00:35:45,858 you kind of get used to there always being 844 00:35:45,882 --> 00:35:49,295 this other story behind what you're told. 845 00:35:49,319 --> 00:35:51,464 So, yeah. I just... I think I get sensitive 846 00:35:51,488 --> 00:35:53,066 about what the truth is, you know? 847 00:35:53,090 --> 00:35:54,534 I know. 848 00:35:54,558 --> 00:35:56,836 - And if I can explain... - Yeah, like-like your time in Alaska. 849 00:35:56,860 --> 00:35:59,572 Um, you told me that you were alone. 850 00:35:59,596 --> 00:36:02,341 And, uh, I'm not proud of this, 851 00:36:02,365 --> 00:36:04,444 but I-I went through your social media, 852 00:36:04,468 --> 00:36:06,446 and I saw this one bartender lady 853 00:36:06,470 --> 00:36:08,181 loved all of your posts. 854 00:36:08,205 --> 00:36:10,717 So none of my business, and I-I swear I don't care... 855 00:36:10,741 --> 00:36:12,385 - The thing you have to know is that... - No, it's fine. 856 00:36:12,409 --> 00:36:13,853 Just please don't lie to me. 857 00:36:13,877 --> 00:36:15,722 Okay? You had a girlfriend in Alaska. 858 00:36:15,746 --> 00:36:18,691 - It's a totally normal thing. - She was not my girlfriend. 859 00:36:18,715 --> 00:36:20,226 She worked at this one bar in town, and... 860 00:36:20,250 --> 00:36:22,228 No, I-I'm happy that you had someone. 861 00:36:22,252 --> 00:36:24,230 Really. It's just... 862 00:36:24,254 --> 00:36:26,733 Please, don't-don't tell me that you were alone. 863 00:36:26,757 --> 00:36:28,301 No, but-but I was. 864 00:36:28,325 --> 00:36:30,369 I mean, yes, we were... 865 00:36:30,393 --> 00:36:31,804 we were together a few times, 866 00:36:31,828 --> 00:36:34,140 - but it meant nothing. - Really? 867 00:36:34,164 --> 00:36:36,315 Is that how Bitty would describe it? 868 00:36:37,834 --> 00:36:39,652 I don't know. 869 00:36:40,837 --> 00:36:44,350 Look, she thought I was no fun, and she was right. 870 00:36:44,374 --> 00:36:47,220 - I had someone else on my mind. - That's not the point. 871 00:36:47,244 --> 00:36:50,490 I-I should have been honest. 872 00:36:50,514 --> 00:36:52,631 I'm sorry. 873 00:36:54,518 --> 00:36:56,829 But I could mention you're the one who had a boyfriend, 874 00:36:56,853 --> 00:36:59,365 and I-I didn't say anything. 875 00:36:59,389 --> 00:37:01,367 Yeah, well, because... 876 00:37:01,391 --> 00:37:03,475 I never tried to hide it. 877 00:37:04,361 --> 00:37:06,272 Of course you didn't say anything. 878 00:37:06,296 --> 00:37:07,640 You're like Jason Bourne. 879 00:37:07,664 --> 00:37:09,208 Just... 880 00:37:09,232 --> 00:37:12,117 Oh, so now I have no feelings because I was a spy? 881 00:37:15,272 --> 00:37:17,856 I don't know. I think I'm just... 882 00:37:18,742 --> 00:37:20,720 ...recalibrating. 883 00:37:20,744 --> 00:37:22,054 Stevie, you know me better 884 00:37:22,078 --> 00:37:23,723 than anyone except my sister. Do you think 885 00:37:23,747 --> 00:37:25,358 it was easy for me seeing pictures 886 00:37:25,382 --> 00:37:27,727 of you moving on without me? 887 00:37:27,751 --> 00:37:30,903 Please, don't ever look at me like you don't know me. 888 00:37:32,756 --> 00:37:34,907 Please. 889 00:37:38,562 --> 00:37:40,713 Sorry. 890 00:37:42,566 --> 00:37:45,745 Since I came here, I lost my country. 891 00:37:45,769 --> 00:37:48,047 I lost my name. 892 00:37:48,071 --> 00:37:51,223 But when I'm with you, I feel like I'm home. 893 00:37:52,342 --> 00:37:54,827 And I don't want to leave home again. 894 00:38:04,321 --> 00:38:08,140 Ma'am, he'll still be here tomorrow morning. 895 00:38:11,194 --> 00:38:13,779 Can we please stop and think about this? 896 00:38:19,603 --> 00:38:20,947 Madam President. 897 00:38:20,971 --> 00:38:22,788 A word? 898 00:38:27,811 --> 00:38:29,789 Saw you on the news. 899 00:38:29,813 --> 00:38:32,592 Generally, my television appearances don't bring 900 00:38:32,616 --> 00:38:34,160 a state visit to my home. 901 00:38:34,184 --> 00:38:35,962 This isn't a state visit. 902 00:38:35,986 --> 00:38:38,965 This is two Americans talking about the country we love. 903 00:38:38,989 --> 00:38:41,534 And the country we were both elected to defend. 904 00:38:41,558 --> 00:38:43,302 Oh. Well, at least privately 905 00:38:43,326 --> 00:38:46,038 you're willing to acknowledge that I was legitimately elected. 906 00:38:46,062 --> 00:38:47,206 I didn't say legitimate. 907 00:38:47,230 --> 00:38:48,975 But come, let's sit. 908 00:38:48,999 --> 00:38:51,310 About a week ago, you-you offered 909 00:38:51,334 --> 00:38:54,013 to drop your attacks on me 910 00:38:54,037 --> 00:38:57,884 if I was willing to bend my office to your will. 911 00:38:57,908 --> 00:38:59,952 That is hardly a fair representation of what 912 00:38:59,976 --> 00:39:01,420 - I presented to your people. - Oh, Mark. 913 00:39:01,444 --> 00:39:04,957 I don't think you want to talk fair representation with me. 914 00:39:04,981 --> 00:39:08,628 But my point is if you actually believe 915 00:39:08,652 --> 00:39:10,730 those things you said on television today, 916 00:39:10,754 --> 00:39:13,733 that I staged a kidnapping 917 00:39:13,757 --> 00:39:16,302 to distract from some ongoing conspiracy 918 00:39:16,326 --> 00:39:17,670 with a foreign enemy, 919 00:39:17,694 --> 00:39:19,972 you'd have to be an utter hypocrite 920 00:39:19,996 --> 00:39:21,674 to be willing to overlook that 921 00:39:21,698 --> 00:39:24,310 in exchange for some political influence. 922 00:39:24,334 --> 00:39:25,678 We've already had this discussion 923 00:39:25,702 --> 00:39:27,413 when you called me... What was it? 924 00:39:27,437 --> 00:39:29,415 "A cheap shakedown artist." 925 00:39:29,439 --> 00:39:31,784 That was before you dragged my family into it. 926 00:39:31,808 --> 00:39:32,919 Now it's personal. 927 00:39:32,943 --> 00:39:34,420 I'm not responsible for the questioning 928 00:39:34,444 --> 00:39:35,755 of the House inquiry. 929 00:39:35,779 --> 00:39:38,224 The inquiry that started with your report. 930 00:39:38,248 --> 00:39:41,961 You are directly responsible for this. 931 00:39:41,985 --> 00:39:45,698 What I can't understand is why. 932 00:39:45,722 --> 00:39:48,234 You can't actually believe 933 00:39:48,258 --> 00:39:50,836 that I would arrange a relationship 934 00:39:50,860 --> 00:39:53,172 between my daughter and a Russian spy 935 00:39:53,196 --> 00:39:54,840 to win an election. 936 00:39:56,866 --> 00:39:59,712 Why don't we discuss this in a more official capacity? 937 00:39:59,736 --> 00:40:01,380 Because it doesn't feel official, 938 00:40:01,404 --> 00:40:03,616 what you're doing to me, Mark. 939 00:40:03,640 --> 00:40:05,451 You're obsessed with destroying me, 940 00:40:05,475 --> 00:40:08,454 and you're willing to take down the whole country to do it. 941 00:40:08,478 --> 00:40:10,189 You've got it completely wrong. 942 00:40:10,213 --> 00:40:12,258 I am... 943 00:40:12,282 --> 00:40:14,360 I'm trying to save this country. 944 00:40:14,384 --> 00:40:16,028 From what? 945 00:40:16,052 --> 00:40:17,463 From a falsely elected woman 946 00:40:17,487 --> 00:40:19,332 who rode in on the coattails of her predecessor 947 00:40:19,356 --> 00:40:21,267 and manipulated foreign influence 948 00:40:21,291 --> 00:40:23,903 to hoodwink the American people. 949 00:40:23,927 --> 00:40:27,440 You are a travesty and an aberration, 950 00:40:27,464 --> 00:40:29,875 and when you are finally gone 951 00:40:29,899 --> 00:40:31,911 and a real leader takes your place, 952 00:40:31,935 --> 00:40:33,879 this country will shine out again 953 00:40:33,903 --> 00:40:36,555 like the beacon of hope she's always been. 954 00:40:48,651 --> 00:40:51,464 We don't come in here enough. 955 00:40:51,488 --> 00:40:54,800 Well, it's too intimidating. 956 00:40:54,824 --> 00:40:56,836 Now it's depressing. 957 00:40:56,860 --> 00:40:59,839 I went to Hanson's house. 958 00:40:59,863 --> 00:41:02,247 Nice house, by the way. 959 00:41:04,134 --> 00:41:06,112 He called me 960 00:41:06,136 --> 00:41:08,714 a "falsely elected woman." 961 00:41:10,140 --> 00:41:11,350 I think maybe the "woman" part 962 00:41:11,374 --> 00:41:13,992 is the thing that bothers him most. 963 00:41:15,678 --> 00:41:18,024 You know I never wanted to go there. 964 00:41:18,048 --> 00:41:21,327 But he said something so striking. 965 00:41:21,351 --> 00:41:23,162 After I'm gone, 966 00:41:23,186 --> 00:41:25,431 the country will go back 967 00:41:25,455 --> 00:41:27,199 to being the beacon of hope 968 00:41:27,223 --> 00:41:30,375 she's always been. 969 00:41:31,561 --> 00:41:35,541 Why can he call the country "she" 970 00:41:35,565 --> 00:41:37,877 but not the president? 971 00:41:37,901 --> 00:41:39,311 I assume you're not asking me 972 00:41:39,335 --> 00:41:41,047 why English dropped most gendered nouns. 973 00:41:42,972 --> 00:41:45,718 We did keep "she" for two of them. 974 00:41:45,742 --> 00:41:48,287 - Ships and countries. - Yeah. 975 00:41:48,311 --> 00:41:50,128 Why is that? 976 00:41:51,314 --> 00:41:53,959 Maybe because they both... 977 00:41:53,983 --> 00:41:56,295 carry us like mothers. 978 00:41:56,319 --> 00:41:59,404 And if they go down, we all go down with them. 979 00:42:00,256 --> 00:42:01,834 For some people, that kind of power 980 00:42:01,858 --> 00:42:03,269 is just too scary in a woman. 981 00:42:03,293 --> 00:42:06,172 They can deal with it in the abstract, but... 982 00:42:06,196 --> 00:42:08,146 not in a leader. 983 00:42:09,799 --> 00:42:12,611 They're never gonna make room for me, are they? 984 00:42:12,635 --> 00:42:15,114 Not all of them. 985 00:42:15,138 --> 00:42:17,289 Not yet. 986 00:42:18,141 --> 00:42:20,786 Henry... 987 00:42:20,810 --> 00:42:24,296 I think I want to testify before the House. 988 00:42:25,815 --> 00:42:27,793 Okay. 989 00:42:27,817 --> 00:42:30,796 I doubt that's what Russell's gonna say. 990 00:42:30,820 --> 00:42:33,466 You're the president. 991 00:42:33,490 --> 00:42:35,641 For now. 992 00:42:36,926 --> 00:42:38,871 Do you really think it'll be worth it? 993 00:42:38,895 --> 00:42:40,840 No. 994 00:42:40,864 --> 00:42:45,344 But I figure I may as well get my day in court. 995 00:42:45,368 --> 00:42:47,452 Before the ship goes down.