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Clips from Veep - Testimony (S04E04)

He's a colleague.

"He's a colleague."

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I don't know why I said we were friends.

"I don't know why I said we were friends."

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That's a fault of mine... Just kind of believing

"That's a fault of mine... Just kind of believing"

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that people were friends and they're not friends.

"that people were friends and they're not friends."

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It's kind of been going on since middle school

"It's kind of been going on since middle school"

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and you just caught me at a bad time.

"and you just caught me at a bad time."

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You're probably correct to distance yourself from Mr. Egan.

"You're probably correct to distance yourself from Mr. Egan."

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How would you describe your working relationship with the president?

"How would you describe your working relationship with the president?"

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Uh, it's very intimate.

"Uh, it's very intimate."

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I've always imagined myself as like a pipeline

"I've always imagined myself as like a pipeline"

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who carries a lot of necessary information

"who carries a lot of necessary information"

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and I just feed it directly into her head.

"and I just feed it directly into her head."

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Madam President, can I confirm you've waived executive privilege?

"Madam President, can I confirm you've waived executive privilege?"

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Yes.

"Yes."

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Though it is no privilege to have to endure

"Though it is no privilege to have to endure"

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this investigation, I can tell you that.

"this investigation, I can tell you that."

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But I'm happy to assist in any way that I can.

"But I'm happy to assist in any way that I can."

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Can you tell me anything about the breach

"Can you tell me anything about the breach"

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- of federal data used in your campaign material? - No.

"- of federal data used in your campaign material? - No."

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You said that you'd help this inquiry in any way.

"You said that you'd help this inquiry in any way."

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Yes, and I have just then.

"Yes, and I have just then."

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Did the president know about the lobbying

"Did the president know about the lobbying"

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against the Families First Bill?

"against the Families First Bill?"

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I'm a nobody.

"I'm a nobody."

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That's the truth. I'm a nobody.

"That's the truth. I'm a nobody."

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I'm just the guy that, like, whispers names

"I'm just the guy that, like, whispers names"

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to the president and I tell her facts about people.

"to the president and I tell her facts about people."

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So you're just a prompter?

"So you're just a prompter?"

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Uh-huh.

"Uh-huh."

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I'm a man who prompts, that is correct.

"I'm a man who prompts, that is correct."

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So all the talk of being the president's pipeline was just bigheadedness?

"So all the talk of being the president's pipeline was just bigheadedness?"

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Yeah. Yeah.

"Yeah. Yeah."

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I'm an arrogant man.

"I'm an arrogant man."

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I'm not a powerful, guilty, arrogant man.

"I'm not a powerful, guilty, arrogant man."

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I'm an arrogant man.

"I'm an arrogant man."

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So you wouldn't have contact, in other words, with lobbyists?

"So you wouldn't have contact, in other words, with lobbyists?"

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No. No.

"No. No."

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Actually, Catherine's fiancé Jason is a lobbyist,

"Actually, Catherine's fiancé Jason is a lobbyist,"

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so at times, yeah.

"so at times, yeah."

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Really? Until now he's been referred to as a consultant.

"Really? Until now he's been referred to as a consultant."

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Mmm.

"Mmm."

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Are you concerned with your daughter being engaged to a lobbyist?

"Are you concerned with your daughter being engaged to a lobbyist?"

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No, not at all.

"No, not at all."

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And he's not actually a lobbyist.

"And he's not actually a lobbyist."

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He's a consultant, so...

"He's a consultant, so..."

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But your bagman Gary Walsh

"But your bagman Gary Walsh"

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referred to him as a lobbyist.

"referred to him as a lobbyist."

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Um, Gary has a very limited set of skills.

"Um, Gary has a very limited set of skills."

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Mainly I would say they are picking objects up

"Mainly I would say they are picking objects up"

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and then putting objects back down.

"and then putting objects back down."

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He said he takes care of your sanitary needs.

"He said he takes care of your sanitary needs."

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Is that correct?

"Is that correct?"

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Yeah... Yeah... what?

"Yeah... Yeah... what?"

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You say your daughter's fiancé Mr. Read is not a lobbyist,

"You say your daughter's fiancé Mr. Read is not a lobbyist,"

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and yet the firm of Merryman and Cotter

"and yet the firm of Merryman and Cotter"

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lists him under the title of lobbyist

"lists him under the title of lobbyist"

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in the our lobbyists section of its website.

"in the our lobbyists section of its website."

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Well, that's their word. That's not my word.

"Well, that's their word. That's not my word."

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He is a lobbyist for Christian Aid, Oxfam,

"He is a lobbyist for Christian Aid, Oxfam,"

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the World Health Organization.

"the World Health Organization."

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Mm-hmm, well, he sounds like a decent guy,

"Mm-hmm, well, he sounds like a decent guy,"

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whatever you want to call him.

"whatever you want to call him."

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Also lobbying for pharmaceutical companies,

"Also lobbying for pharmaceutical companies,"

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large IT organizations, investment banks.

"large IT organizations, investment banks."

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Yes, my fiancé is a lobbyist.

"Yes, my fiancé is a lobbyist."

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Does that present any difficulties in your relationship?

"Does that present any difficulties in your relationship?"

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Not apart from the fact that I am now sitting in a room

"Not apart from the fact that I am now sitting in a room"

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with two strangers talking about it on camera.

"with two strangers talking about it on camera."

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You don't like being questioned?

"You don't like being questioned?"

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Not about my personal life, no, I don't.

"Not about my personal life, no, I don't."

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I mean, do you? Assuming that you have one.

"I mean, do you? Assuming that you have one."

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I don't see that you're wearing a ring, so...

"I don't see that you're wearing a ring, so..."

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Ms. Meyer, you're gently reminded that this is a deposition.

"Ms. Meyer, you're gently reminded that this is a deposition."

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I won't be as polite next time.

"I won't be as polite next time."

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Um, I'm sorry. Can I please take a minute?

"Um, I'm sorry. Can I please take a minute?"

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- Sure, yeah. Of course. - Thank you.

"- Sure, yeah. Of course. - Thank you."

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I'm sorry about that. I just had to get a snack.

"I'm sorry about that. I just had to get a snack."

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My blood sugar was dropping, so...

"My blood sugar was dropping, so..."

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That's okay.

"That's okay."

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Do you not see the conflict of interest?

"Do you not see the conflict of interest?"

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I mean, we are investigating direct links

"I mean, we are investigating direct links"

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- between lobbyists and your administration. - Yes, I see it.

"- between lobbyists and your administration. - Yes, I see it."

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- Does it not concern you? - If you would just let me finish my sentence,

"- Does it not concern you? - If you would just let me finish my sentence,"

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that would be very much appreciated.

"that would be very much appreciated."

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I do see it.

"I do see it."

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It is also my understanding

"It is also my understanding"

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that they may no longer be engaged.

"that they may no longer be engaged."

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So...

"So..."

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They've split up?

"They've split up?"

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Um, I think...

"Um, I think..."

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they may have split up.

"they may have split up."

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In addition to that, I will say that I'm really not certain

"In addition to that, I will say that I'm really not certain"

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that Jac... Ja... Jason was ever right for Catherine.

"that Jac... Ja... Jason was ever right for Catherine."

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But you just said that he was sweet.

"But you just said that he was sweet."

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Mm-hmm. He can be sweet at one moment

"Mm-hmm. He can be sweet at one moment"

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and then he can be very controlling in the next moment.

"and then he can be very controlling in the next moment."

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You know, lobbying for Oxfam, or then lobbying for PhRMA.

"You know, lobbying for Oxfam, or then lobbying for PhRMA."

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And I meant consulting.

"And I meant consulting."

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I have to go. I've got to call the president of Africa.

"I have to go. I've got to call the president of Africa."

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So... I mean South Africa specifically, you know, so...

"So... I mean South Africa specifically, you know, so..."

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Ms. Wilson, it has been said of you

"Ms. Wilson, it has been said of you"

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that you could organize the D-Day landings

"that you could organize the D-Day landings"

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and still have time left over for Iwo Jima.

"and still have time left over for Iwo Jima."

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And, unlike in reality, I would have gotten Iwo Jima right.

"And, unlike in reality, I would have gotten Iwo Jima right."

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And yet this meeting between the president

"And yet this meeting between the president"

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and Congressman Pierce, you have no record of that in your schedule.

"and Congressman Pierce, you have no record of that in your schedule."

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Congressman Pierce was not disposed

"Congressman Pierce was not disposed"

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in a manner that was indicative of a meeting.

"in a manner that was indicative of a meeting."

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I literally have no idea what that sentence means.

"I literally have no idea what that sentence means."

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There's a difference between meeting someone and having a meeting with them.

"There's a difference between meeting someone and having a meeting with them."

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I mean, I once met Bill Gates,

"I mean, I once met Bill Gates,"

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but I didn't have a meeting with him.

"but I didn't have a meeting with him."

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We keep meticulous, exhaustive records

"We keep meticulous, exhaustive records"

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of emails, voice memos,

"of emails, voice memos,"

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text messages, letters...

"text messages, letters..."

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Chairman, we have all the emails, letters, texts,

"Chairman, we have all the emails, letters, texts,"

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but you mentioned voice memos, Ms. Wilson.

"but you mentioned voice memos, Ms. Wilson."

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Yes.

"Yes."

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Well, we have many forms of communication.

"Well, we have many forms of communication."

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None of which you seem to be able to master at the present moment.

"None of which you seem to be able to master at the present moment."

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