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Clips from Designated Survivor - The Ninth Seat (S01E01)

I know, but we need to manage expectations.

"I know, but we need to manage expectations."

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Look, I want us to stay focused

"Look, I want us to stay focused"

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on the Supreme Court right now.

"on the Supreme Court right now."

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Julia Rombauer is waiting.

"Julia Rombauer is waiting."

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Great.

"Great."

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Julia, please come on in.

"Julia, please come on in."

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- Getting any sleep? - No.

"- Getting any sleep? - No."

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But I managed to go six weeks without it so far.

"But I managed to go six weeks without it so far."

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Your nine Supreme Court nominees,

"Your nine Supreme Court nominees,"

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I can't believe this hasn't leaked.

"I can't believe this hasn't leaked."

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I can't believe we've gotten this far.

"I can't believe we've gotten this far."

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It's all because of Julia.

"It's all because of Julia."

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No, it's a testament to your leadership skills.

"No, it's a testament to your leadership skills."

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Julia was in charge.

"Julia was in charge."

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She was my role model.

"She was my role model."

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If you think national politics is tough,

"If you think national politics is tough,"

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Well, we're meeting with the Senate leadership in 20 minutes.

"Well, we're meeting with the Senate leadership in 20 minutes."

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Assuming we get a consensus, the plan is

"Assuming we get a consensus, the plan is"

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to announce the slate to the press tomorrow night.

"to announce the slate to the press tomorrow night."

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Well, I've kept the leadership informed throughout the process.

"Well, I've kept the leadership informed throughout the process."

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to the idea of four progressives to satisfy the Democrats,

"to the idea of four progressives to satisfy the Democrats,"

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four conservatives to satisfy the Republicans,

"four conservatives to satisfy the Republicans,"

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and a ninth judge, a true

"and a ninth judge, a true"

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and impartial independent, like Tom here.

"and impartial independent, like Tom here."

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Now I just need to get them to sign off on the actual names.

"Now I just need to get them to sign off on the actual names."

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And then go through the formal confirmation process.

"And then go through the formal confirmation process."

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Yes, but that should be reasonably short

"Yes, but that should be reasonably short"

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with the full support of both parties going in.

"with the full support of both parties going in."

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I want something more than estimates.

"I want something more than estimates."

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Geez. Get out.

"Geez. Get out."

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The only things that should get impacted are teeth.

"The only things that should get impacted are teeth."

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Ah, good to see you, too.

"Ah, good to see you, too."

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Oh, I've been working on a story, Seth.

"Oh, I've been working on a story, Seth."

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Yeah, for the New York Standard.

"Yeah, for the New York Standard."

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That's a pretty good forgery.

"That's a pretty good forgery."

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Fact is they sent me to the Middle East and Asia

"Fact is they sent me to the Middle East and Asia"

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See, I would never publish a story so impactful

"See, I would never publish a story so impactful"

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without giving you a chance to comment first.

"without giving you a chance to comment first."

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Al-Sakar didn't blow up the Capitol.

"Al-Sakar didn't blow up the Capitol."

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They didn't have the smarts to take it out.

"They didn't have the smarts to take it out."

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because this is going out tomorrow.

"because this is going out tomorrow."

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for the young entrepreneurs presser next month.

"for the young entrepreneurs presser next month."

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Thank you.

"Thank you."

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So, major flag for you.

"So, major flag for you."

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Abe Leonard's running with the story

"Abe Leonard's running with the story"

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that Al-Sakar didn't blow up the Capitol.

"that Al-Sakar didn't blow up the Capitol."

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We have the FBI, the CIA,

"We have the FBI, the CIA,"

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I mean, if he's right about this,

"I mean, if he's right about this,"

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that means our SEALs took out the wrong guys

"that means our SEALs took out the wrong guys"

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and the real Capitol bombers are still out there.

"and the real Capitol bombers are still out there."

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Okay, slow down.

"Okay, slow down."

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Do you have anyone at Teen Mode

"Do you have anyone at Teen Mode"

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you can reach out to, see how real the story is?

"you can reach out to, see how real the story is?"

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Now he's writing for the New York Standard,

"Now he's writing for the New York Standard,"

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which has an audience 25 times the size.

"which has an audience 25 times the size."

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And you haven't seen the story?

"And you haven't seen the story?"

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I'll flag POTUS.

"I'll flag POTUS."

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I don't want the White House embarrassed by this,

"I don't want the White House embarrassed by this,"

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especially now that things are finally going our way.

"especially now that things are finally going our way."

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You and me both.

"You and me both."

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I want to take a moment to thank you all

"I want to take a moment to thank you all"

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and congratulate you on accomplishing something

"and congratulate you on accomplishing something"

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for her extraordinary leadership.

"for her extraordinary leadership."

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We believe you have come up with a well-balanced slate,

"We believe you have come up with a well-balanced slate,"

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including a Chief Justice who can act as an impartial,

"including a Chief Justice who can act as an impartial,"

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Thank you.

"Thank you."

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I think we might have a bit of a problem there, Mr. President.

"I think we might have a bit of a problem there, Mr. President."

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Mr. President, my staff has been looking into your choice

"Mr. President, my staff has been looking into your choice"

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for Chief Justice, Judge Borda,

"for Chief Justice, Judge Borda,"

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These names have already been approved

"These names have already been approved"

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by a working group from within your own party.

"by a working group from within your own party."

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Oh, yes, sir.

"Oh, yes, sir."

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and then go forward from there.

"and then go forward from there."

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- That is not what we agreed to. - We have the votes.

"- That is not what we agreed to. - We have the votes."

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Sir, my approach will get you a speedy confirmation.

"Sir, my approach will get you a speedy confirmation."

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Otherwise, well, we might be forced

"Otherwise, well, we might be forced"

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Mr. President, Senator Bowman might still be smarting

"Mr. President, Senator Bowman might still be smarting"

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from his loss on the gun bill...

"from his loss on the gun bill..."

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I said take your seats now!

"I said take your seats now!"

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I'm sorry for losing my temper, but I have lost my temper.

"I'm sorry for losing my temper, but I have lost my temper."

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Shame on you.

"Shame on you."

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Our nation is in crisis.

"Our nation is in crisis."

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Do you have any idea how many cases are on the current docket

"Do you have any idea how many cases are on the current docket"

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that can't be resolved because we don't have a Supreme Court?

"that can't be resolved because we don't have a Supreme Court?"

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we are a broken government, sir.

"we are a broken government, sir."

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Now, this was a fair deal.

"Now, this was a fair deal."

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I'm not gonna let you hijack that, sir.

"I'm not gonna let you hijack that, sir."

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And if you're willing to play politics with people's lives,

"And if you're willing to play politics with people's lives,"

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trust me... I am more than willing

"trust me... I am more than willing"

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and call you out in front of the entire world

"and call you out in front of the entire world"

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I would think twice, Senator.

"I would think twice, Senator."

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I would seriously think twice...

"I would seriously think twice..."

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Excuse me, Mr. President.

"Excuse me, Mr. President."

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But doing whatever I can to ensure a fair and balanced court

"But doing whatever I can to ensure a fair and balanced court"

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hardly makes me an obstructionist.

"hardly makes me an obstructionist."

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it's doing exactly what I was appointed to do.

"it's doing exactly what I was appointed to do."

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Gentlemen, this is obviously a very emotional issue.

"Gentlemen, this is obviously a very emotional issue."

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Mr. President,

"Mr. President,"

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but in the interest of all those involved,

"but in the interest of all those involved,"

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No, I can do that.

"No, I can do that."

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For a second, I thought it was all gonna fall apart.

"For a second, I thought it was all gonna fall apart."

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Still, they get visitors.

"Still, they get visitors."

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Texas.

"Texas."

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- Hey. - Hey.

"- Hey. - Hey."

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Yeah, we, um...

"Yeah, we, um..."

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we haven't watched the weather report in a while.

"we haven't watched the weather report in a while."

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New York plates.

"New York plates."

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Yeah, he's got the qualifications,

"Yeah, he's got the qualifications,"

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but he's 64 and he smokes two packs a day.

"but he's 64 and he smokes two packs a day."

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Just can't believe one man would exploit Constitutional crisis

"Just can't believe one man would exploit Constitutional crisis"

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for political advancement.

"for political advancement."

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He knows the list was balanced

"He knows the list was balanced"

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and that I wasn't trying to push a political agenda.

"and that I wasn't trying to push a political agenda."

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at the center of his own damn party.

"at the center of his own damn party."

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How did Bowman get so powerful?

"How did Bowman get so powerful?"

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He managed to win over a block of conservative senators,

"He managed to win over a block of conservative senators,"

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which consolidated his power,

"which consolidated his power,"

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making him the darling of the far right.

"making him the darling of the far right."

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So, when he claims he wants a balanced court,

"So, when he claims he wants a balanced court,"

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what he's really saying is that he just wants a court that agrees with him.

"what he's really saying is that he just wants a court that agrees with him."

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