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Clips from Designated Survivor - The Blueprint (S01E01)

If we don't wrap this up today,

"If we don't wrap this up today,"

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I mean, public opinion will definitely be in our favor.

"I mean, public opinion will definitely be in our favor."

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Another dump on WikiLeaks.

"Another dump on WikiLeaks."

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Congressional memos, e-mails, legislative briefings.

"Congressional memos, e-mails, legislative briefings."

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Doesn't look like anything on Kirkman.

"Doesn't look like anything on Kirkman."

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No, nothing here can touch him.

"No, nothing here can touch him."

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That's not true.

"That's not true."

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Have you seen the leaked memo on Senator Hazelton?

"Have you seen the leaked memo on Senator Hazelton?"

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The country would've been better off

"The country would've been better off"

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if he'd stayed retired.

"if he'd stayed retired."

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Well, that might be true, but his office just called.

"Well, that might be true, but his office just called."

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We just pissed off the one man in Washington

"We just pissed off the one man in Washington"

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we can't afford to piss off.

"we can't afford to piss off."

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How did we piss him off?

"How did we piss him off?"

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Senator Hazelton?

"Senator Hazelton?"

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He retired at the end of last term.

"He retired at the end of last term."

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He came back after the Capitol bombing

"He came back after the Capitol bombing"

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when the governor of Vermont appointed him.

"when the governor of Vermont appointed him."

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And just named the new chair

"And just named the new chair"

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of the Senate Appropriations Committee.

"of the Senate Appropriations Committee."

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The senator has tremendous power.

"The senator has tremendous power."

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any debt, tax, spending bill we suggest.

"any debt, tax, spending bill we suggest."

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And what about the memo was so offensive?

"And what about the memo was so offensive?"

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"Senator Hazelton is a lecherous old man

""Senator Hazelton is a lecherous old man"

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more accustomed to groping female staff

"more accustomed to groping female staff"

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than promoting them."

"than promoting them.""

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Because he wants you to fire the author immediately.

"Because he wants you to fire the author immediately."

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I am, sir.

"I am, sir."

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Senator, please understand

"Senator, please understand"

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that my words are in no way a reflection

"that my words are in no way a reflection"

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of how the president feels about you.

"of how the president feels about you."

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That was written years ago,

"That was written years ago,"

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long before I even met the president.

"long before I even met the president."

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I sincerely apologize

"I sincerely apologize"

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for embarrassing you in any way.

"for embarrassing you in any way."

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And you think that's enough?

"And you think that's enough?"

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but I've known Emily for many years.

"but I've known Emily for many years."

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And I can tell you her apology is sincere.

"And I can tell you her apology is sincere."

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Oh, she means it all right.

"Oh, she means it all right."

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Now. When she's scared.

"Now. When she's scared."

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She had a whole different attitude

"She had a whole different attitude"

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when she first wrote that smear,

"when she first wrote that smear,"

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back when she was a nobody,

"back when she was a nobody,"

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a jumped-up little House staffer,

"a jumped-up little House staffer,"

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elected to six consecutive terms.

"elected to six consecutive terms."

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I'm just trying to find us a way to move forward.

"I'm just trying to find us a way to move forward."

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Mr. President, I came out of retirement to serve again

"Mr. President, I came out of retirement to serve again"

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because my country needed me.

"because my country needed me."

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I just helped your nominee, Peter MacLeish,

"I just helped your nominee, Peter MacLeish,"

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through a speedy Senate confirmation,

"through a speedy Senate confirmation,"

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and this is my reward?

"and this is my reward?"

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To be libeled by one of your staffers?

"To be libeled by one of your staffers?"

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Senator, we were all thrown by these leaked documents.

"Senator, we were all thrown by these leaked documents."

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I'm sorry, Mr. President.

"I'm sorry, Mr. President."

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Perhaps you would feel differently

"Perhaps you would feel differently"

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if it was your character that had been smeared.

"if it was your character that had been smeared."

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You know the power I wield in the Senate.

"You know the power I wield in the Senate."

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I'll give you some time to consider in what way

"I'll give you some time to consider in what way"

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and how publicly you want to do this.

"and how publicly you want to do this."

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But she needs to be gone by the end of business.

"But she needs to be gone by the end of business."

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Unbelievable.

"Unbelievable."

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Like it or not,

"Like it or not,"

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he's not an enemy you want to make.

"he's not an enemy you want to make."

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He can hold up your entire economic agenda

"He can hold up your entire economic agenda"

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for the next three years.

"for the next three years."

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You have to accept my resignation.

"You have to accept my resignation."

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I appreciate the question, and I... and I understand it.

"I appreciate the question, and I... and I understand it."

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Um, my public life's been an open book.

"Um, my public life's been an open book."

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Ever since I was a little boy,

"Ever since I was a little boy,"

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I hope over the course of this hearing,

"I hope over the course of this hearing,"

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you're seeing how I lived up to that call.

"you're seeing how I lived up to that call."

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And do you think you're qualified

"And do you think you're qualified"

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for the office of Vice President?

"for the office of Vice President?"

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My father instilled in me...

"My father instilled in me..."

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Look at him.

"Look at him."

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He even looks like a Kennedy.

"He even looks like a Kennedy."

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Here's the contact info

"Here's the contact info"

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for the eight members of MacLeish's unit

"for the eight members of MacLeish's unit"

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on the 11/14 mission

"on the 11/14 mission"

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living in the Virginia-Maryland area.

"living in the Virginia-Maryland area."

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Oh, great.

"Oh, great."

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I can't cover this much ground by myself.

"I can't cover this much ground by myself."

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You take Virginia. I'll take Maryland.

"You take Virginia. I'll take Maryland."

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Just consider this

"Just consider this"

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an unofficial battlefield promotion

"an unofficial battlefield promotion"

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Um...

"Um..."

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Also, call me on this, not your regular phone.

"Also, call me on this, not your regular phone."

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I'm more of a behind-the-scenes computer guy.

"I'm more of a behind-the-scenes computer guy."

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Chuck, I know I'm asking a lot,

"Chuck, I know I'm asking a lot,"

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but there's a short list of people that I trust right now.

"but there's a short list of people that I trust right now."

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One of them is in jail for something he didn't do,

"One of them is in jail for something he didn't do,"

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and the other one is you.

"and the other one is you."

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I got to tell you

"I got to tell you"

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'cause I thought if anybody can help you,

"'cause I thought if anybody can help you,"

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it's gonna be me.

"it's gonna be me."

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John, you could never play the good cop.

"John, you could never play the good cop."

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Just ask the questions, and let's get this thing going.

"Just ask the questions, and let's get this thing going."

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Why'd you waive your right to an attorney?

"Why'd you waive your right to an attorney?"

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I have nothing to defend.

"I have nothing to defend."

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So you intended to poison Nassar

"So you intended to poison Nassar"

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I had the Thallium

"I had the Thallium"

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in a salt packet hidden in my pocket.

"in a salt packet hidden in my pocket."

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And you weren't at all concerned

"And you weren't at all concerned"

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There's a blind spot in the North Hall corridor.

"There's a blind spot in the North Hall corridor."

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An officer told me about it some years ago

"An officer told me about it some years ago"

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in case I needed to have an off-the-record with a prisoner.

"in case I needed to have an off-the-record with a prisoner."

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I waited until we cleared the cameras.

"I waited until we cleared the cameras."

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I passed the food tray.

"I passed the food tray."

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Put the salt in Nassar's plate.

"Put the salt in Nassar's plate."

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How'd you know it was his?

"How'd you know it was his?"

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He's Muslim.

"He's Muslim."

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Specially prepared halal meals.

"Specially prepared halal meals."

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Can we verify everything he's saying?

"Can we verify everything he's saying?"

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My team's working on it, sir, but so far, everything he said

"My team's working on it, sir, but so far, everything he said"

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matches the forensic evidence taken from the scene.

"matches the forensic evidence taken from the scene."

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We were in the same class at Quantico.

"We were in the same class at Quantico."

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Had our first assignments together.

"Had our first assignments together."

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Could you ever imagine

"Could you ever imagine"

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that he was capable of committing such a crime?

"that he was capable of committing such a crime?"

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I've worked in the Office of Professional Responsibility

"I've worked in the Office of Professional Responsibility"

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