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Clips from Designated Survivor - The Blueprint (S01E01)

that Richmond's cabinet was corrupt.

"that Richmond's cabinet was corrupt."

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I guess we can take espionage off the list.

"I guess we can take espionage off the list."

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How bad is it?

"How bad is it?"

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It looks a lot worse than it is, sir.

"It looks a lot worse than it is, sir."

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Yeah, pay-for-play sort of things, mostly.

"Yeah, pay-for-play sort of things, mostly."

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The Treasury Secretary was paid to give speeches

"The Treasury Secretary was paid to give speeches"

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at corporate retreats for banking CEOs.

"at corporate retreats for banking CEOs."

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paid for by foreign lobby groups.

"paid for by foreign lobby groups."

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The optics are terrible,

"The optics are terrible,"

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but it's not exactly high crimes.

"but it's not exactly high crimes."

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But they are crimes, right?

"But they are crimes, right?"

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Counsel's office says yes,

"Counsel's office says yes,"

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but so far the blow-back's been minimal,

"but so far the blow-back's been minimal,"

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and most of the people that he's referencing

"and most of the people that he's referencing"

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died during the Capitol bombing.

"died during the Capitol bombing."

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Everyone but me.

"Everyone but me."

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And that's a problem, sir.

"And that's a problem, sir."

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Why? What did he say?

"Why? What did he say?"

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Well, that's exactly it.

"Well, that's exactly it."

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Your files haven't been released.

"Your files haven't been released."

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- Why would he hold my files back? - Maybe it's a strategy.

"- Why would he hold my files back? - Maybe it's a strategy."

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He's waiting till the press is in a frenzy

"He's waiting till the press is in a frenzy"

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so he has the whole country's attention.

"so he has the whole country's attention."

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Look, I-I hate to ask,

"Look, I-I hate to ask,"

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but if we're gonna get hit,

"but if we're gonna get hit,"

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we need to know how to respond.

"we need to know how to respond."

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And Mr. President, do you have anything to hide?

"And Mr. President, do you have anything to hide?"

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Do I have anything to hide?

"Do I have anything to hide?"

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I'm sorry to ask, Mr. President,

"I'm sorry to ask, Mr. President,"

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but we just want to protect you.

"but we just want to protect you."

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I appreciate that, Aaron.

"I appreciate that, Aaron."

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No, I have nothing to hide. No secrets.

"No, I have nothing to hide. No secrets."

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Is it possible that he knows about

"Is it possible that he knows about"

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- Leo's paternity question? - It's a non-story.

"- Leo's paternity question? - It's a non-story."

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Maybe he knows we're sitting on the Atwood confession.

"Maybe he knows we're sitting on the Atwood confession."

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I've been getting hit from some national newspaper guys.

"I've been getting hit from some national newspaper guys."

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We're not sitting on anything. We're investigating.

"We're not sitting on anything. We're investigating."

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their banking records,

"their banking records,"

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except yours?

"except yours?"

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on what Mr. Thompson thinks he might have on me.

"on what Mr. Thompson thinks he might have on me."

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Until the NSA knows exactly what he's stolen,

"Until the NSA knows exactly what he's stolen,"

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he's a threat to our national security.

"he's a threat to our national security."

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All right, sir, we'll stay on top of it,

"All right, sir, we'll stay on top of it,"

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- keep you posted. - Thank you.

"- keep you posted. - Thank you."

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Let me get this straight.

"Let me get this straight."

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You're saying that Peter MacLeish,

"You're saying that Peter MacLeish,"

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the guy about to be confirmed as vice president,

"the guy about to be confirmed as vice president,"

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is somehow involved in the conspiracy

"is somehow involved in the conspiracy"

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that destroyed the Capitol.

"that destroyed the Capitol."

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I know. It's a lot to process.

"I know. It's a lot to process."

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My parents' divorce was a lot to process.

"My parents' divorce was a lot to process."

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This is next-level, Hannah.

"This is next-level, Hannah."

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when you lay it all out like this.

"when you lay it all out like this."

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Here's the problem.

"Here's the problem."

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Foerstel's already suspicious of me.

"Foerstel's already suspicious of me."

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But I can't back off MacLeish. Not now.

"But I can't back off MacLeish. Not now."

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I need hard evidence against him,

"I need hard evidence against him,"

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I know. I know. 11:14 p.m.

"I know. I know. 11:14 p.m."

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Right.

"Right."

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I looked everywhere. I've got nothing.

"I looked everywhere. I've got nothing."

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Right, which is why you need to re-examine MacLeish's files

"Right, which is why you need to re-examine MacLeish's files"

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and see if there's a connection.

"and see if there's a connection."

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Chuck, I know you're taking a risk by being here,

"Chuck, I know you're taking a risk by being here,"

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Hannah, when you come asking for help,

"Hannah, when you come asking for help,"

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it's never easy,

"it's never easy,"

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and sometimes not even legal.

"and sometimes not even legal."

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But you're smart and dedicated and usually right,

"But you're smart and dedicated and usually right,"

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so tell me what I need to do.

"so tell me what I need to do."

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To be honest, I'm not comfortable

"To be honest, I'm not comfortable"

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going after the "Miracle on the Potomac"

"going after the "Miracle on the Potomac""

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just because you've got a bone to pick with the president.

"just because you've got a bone to pick with the president."

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D.C. is all about relationships.

"D.C. is all about relationships."

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And this relationship, yours and mine,

"And this relationship, yours and mine,"

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is not one you want to sour.

"is not one you want to sour."

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This is a confirmation, not a coronation.

"This is a confirmation, not a coronation."

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It's not our job to give the president what he wants.

"It's not our job to give the president what he wants."

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- Our job is to determine what's best for the country. - Yes, ma'am.

"- Our job is to determine what's best for the country. - Yes, ma'am."

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Now, if you'll excuse me, I'll see you inside.

"Now, if you'll excuse me, I'll see you inside."

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Congressman, Mrs. MacLeish.

"Congressman, Mrs. MacLeish."

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Kimble, I hope you're not too easy on him today.

"Kimble, I hope you're not too easy on him today."

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I'm so glad I ran into you.

"I'm so glad I ran into you."

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I would have hated starting the day

"I would have hated starting the day"

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without wishing you the best of luck.

"without wishing you the best of luck."

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Thank you so much. I really appreciate that.

"Thank you so much. I really appreciate that."

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Congresswoman.

"Congresswoman."

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Do you mind if I ask

"Do you mind if I ask"

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what it is you have against Kirkman and myself?

"what it is you have against Kirkman and myself?"

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I don't trust anyone

"I don't trust anyone"

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who has things handed to them in life...

"who has things handed to them in life..."

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...especially power.

"...especially power."

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11:14 p.m.

"11:14 p.m."

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I got nothing here, Hannah.

"I got nothing here, Hannah."

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but my source was right about room 105.

"but my source was right about room 105."

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She was right about MacLeish,

"She was right about MacLeish,"

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I thought that I would find those numbers

"I thought that I would find those numbers"

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on some of the time stamps on the files.

"on some of the time stamps on the files."

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What if it's not a time?

"What if it's not a time?"

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I mean, what if it's a date?

"I mean, what if it's a date?"

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Look at this.

"Look at this."

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This... This is the after-action report

"This... This is the after-action report"

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November 14, 2005.

"November 14, 2005."

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11:14 p.m.

"11:14 p.m."

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P.M...

"P.M..."

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Peter MacLeish. Peter MacLeish.

"Peter MacLeish. Peter MacLeish."

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Okay.

"Okay."

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Okay, but this document isn't exactly a smoking gun.

"Okay, but this document isn't exactly a smoking gun."

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MacLeish's unit was attacked by the Taliban,

"MacLeish's unit was attacked by the Taliban,"

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and he managed to save most of his men.

"and he managed to save most of his men."

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I mean, this report's an endorsement

"I mean, this report's an endorsement"

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of his bravery and heroism.

"of his bravery and heroism."

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Yes, but room 105, at a first glance,

"Yes, but room 105, at a first glance,"

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didn't look like a bomb shelter, did it?

"didn't look like a bomb shelter, did it?"

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You think his file

"You think his file"

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isn't telling you the whole story?

"isn't telling you the whole story?"

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I think that I'd like to hear from the men who were there,

"I think that I'd like to hear from the men who were there,"

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whether they saw things the same way.

"whether they saw things the same way."

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To be the only survivor of the Capitol bombing,

"To be the only survivor of the Capitol bombing,"

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I know, does not qualify me for higher office,

"I know, does not qualify me for higher office,"

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but when President Kirkman...

"but when President Kirkman..."

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- This guy was made for TV. - I know.

"- This guy was made for TV. - I know."

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