1 00:00:07,572 --> 00:00:09,270 NEWSMAN: The House Judiciary Committee this week 2 00:00:09,313 --> 00:00:10,532 will begin its impeachment inquiry. 3 00:00:10,575 --> 00:00:11,968 First Daughter Stephanie McCord 4 00:00:12,012 --> 00:00:13,926 will testify today in an open hearing, 5 00:00:13,970 --> 00:00:16,277 followed by First Gentleman Henry McCord. 6 00:00:16,320 --> 00:00:18,148 Here to offer us an inside view 7 00:00:18,192 --> 00:00:20,933 is Capitol Hill correspondent Priya Khatri. 8 00:00:20,977 --> 00:00:23,066 Priya, why is the House investigation beginning 9 00:00:23,110 --> 00:00:25,155 with the president's family members? 10 00:00:25,199 --> 00:00:27,462 PRIYA: Normally, a president would invoke executive privilege 11 00:00:27,505 --> 00:00:29,420 to protect anyone in her family 12 00:00:29,464 --> 00:00:31,683 or administration from testifying, but... 13 00:00:31,727 --> 00:00:34,860 this is an unusual presidency in many ways. 14 00:00:34,904 --> 00:00:36,993 Now, the president has always maintained 15 00:00:37,037 --> 00:00:40,083 she had nothing to do with the Iran government's hacking 16 00:00:40,127 --> 00:00:42,085 and leaking of her opponent's private records 17 00:00:42,129 --> 00:00:43,695 during the campaign. 18 00:00:43,739 --> 00:00:45,567 But with the Senate Intelligence Report broadening 19 00:00:45,610 --> 00:00:48,961 the investigation into corruption and obstruction, 20 00:00:49,005 --> 00:00:52,139 these hearings can go in any number of directions. 21 00:00:52,182 --> 00:00:54,663 HENRY: Want to do some cardio with me? 22 00:00:54,706 --> 00:00:56,143 Get out of your head? 23 00:00:56,186 --> 00:00:59,363 I have to go over my WTO remarks. 24 00:00:59,407 --> 00:01:01,365 Did you get any sleep last night? 25 00:01:01,409 --> 00:01:03,106 A little. 26 00:01:03,150 --> 00:01:06,109 Kept thinking about that first summer... 27 00:01:06,153 --> 00:01:08,503 Stevie at horse camp. 28 00:01:08,546 --> 00:01:09,504 [sighs] 29 00:01:09,547 --> 00:01:10,983 [chuckles]: Poor kiddo. 30 00:01:11,027 --> 00:01:12,985 So homesick. 31 00:01:13,029 --> 00:01:14,987 Why didn't I just let her come home? 32 00:01:15,031 --> 00:01:16,728 You said it would help her 33 00:01:16,772 --> 00:01:18,339 build character, and you were right. 34 00:01:19,557 --> 00:01:22,386 Are we crazy, throwing her in with the sharks? 35 00:01:22,430 --> 00:01:24,475 [sighs] Let's just hope Olivia's right 36 00:01:24,519 --> 00:01:27,957 and it's not a circus like the Senate hearings. 37 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:32,135 Just a House impeachment trial on national television. 38 00:01:32,179 --> 00:01:34,137 We got nothing to fear. 39 00:01:34,181 --> 00:01:36,139 Except the sharks. 40 00:01:36,183 --> 00:01:38,620 Good thing we're all fast swimmers. 41 00:01:39,621 --> 00:01:40,752 Hmm. 42 00:01:43,190 --> 00:01:44,626 It is a kick-ass opening statement. 43 00:01:44,669 --> 00:01:46,802 And I'm not just saying that 'cause I did a pass on it. 44 00:01:46,845 --> 00:01:48,151 ELIZABETH: Yeah, well, let's hope it's enough 45 00:01:48,195 --> 00:01:50,936 to take campaign finance violations off the table. 46 00:01:50,980 --> 00:01:52,677 If there's anything I can do 47 00:01:52,721 --> 00:01:54,636 to clear up the Martha's Vineyard mishap... 48 00:01:54,679 --> 00:01:56,159 MIKE: You say "mishap," I say "gift." 49 00:01:56,203 --> 00:01:57,813 The more they go after that mirage, 50 00:01:57,856 --> 00:01:59,684 the more we know they don't have anything real. 51 00:01:59,728 --> 00:02:01,077 RUSSELL: Well, let's not get cocky. 52 00:02:01,121 --> 00:02:02,513 Hanson may have given 53 00:02:02,557 --> 00:02:04,733 the House a bunch of trumped-up charges to work with, 54 00:02:04,776 --> 00:02:07,736 but the House Chair still has to litigate 'em all. 55 00:02:07,779 --> 00:02:09,041 Canning is a tough prosecutor, 56 00:02:09,085 --> 00:02:11,000 and he's not our friend.You'll forgive me 57 00:02:11,043 --> 00:02:13,002 if I'm confident I won't be convicted 58 00:02:13,045 --> 00:02:14,656 of murdering a state senator. 59 00:02:14,699 --> 00:02:16,919 Well, no, you put enough doubt in the public's mind about it, 60 00:02:16,962 --> 00:02:19,182 and we're all out of a job.RUSSELL: With Heeney 61 00:02:19,226 --> 00:02:21,228 on the House Committee, we've got a solid defender. 62 00:02:21,271 --> 00:02:23,447 And the markets are a little wobbly this morning, 63 00:02:23,491 --> 00:02:25,188 but overall the economy's good. 64 00:02:25,232 --> 00:02:26,624 Your approval ratings are holding. 65 00:02:26,668 --> 00:02:29,061 Why are the markets wobbly? 66 00:02:29,105 --> 00:02:31,063 Eli Volk disappeared during a trip to Moscow. 67 00:02:31,107 --> 00:02:33,196 The Technoflux IPO was supposed to be Wednesday, 68 00:02:33,240 --> 00:02:35,329 so it's got everyone rattled.MIKE: As long as 69 00:02:35,372 --> 00:02:37,853 they find him in time to write us another campaign check. 70 00:02:39,071 --> 00:02:40,682 What? Like no one else was thinking that? 71 00:02:40,725 --> 00:02:42,205 No, just you. 72 00:02:42,249 --> 00:02:43,337 How does a... 73 00:02:43,380 --> 00:02:47,210 world-famous billionaire just disappear? 74 00:02:47,254 --> 00:02:48,690 We'll be covering that 75 00:02:48,733 --> 00:02:50,082 in your intelligence briefing.MIKE: Knowing Volk, 76 00:02:50,126 --> 00:02:51,954 he was probably on some peyote vision quest. 77 00:02:51,997 --> 00:02:55,305 I'm gonna just grab something I left in the office. 78 00:02:55,349 --> 00:02:56,306 [phone rings] 79 00:02:56,350 --> 00:02:58,047 Hey, Mom. 80 00:02:58,090 --> 00:03:01,877 That lady in charge on The... Great British Baking Show... 81 00:03:01,920 --> 00:03:02,921 Mary Berry? 82 00:03:02,965 --> 00:03:04,749 I have decided 83 00:03:04,793 --> 00:03:07,970 she's my ideal role model for Leading While Female. 84 00:03:08,013 --> 00:03:08,971 [laughs]: Yes! 85 00:03:09,014 --> 00:03:11,103 Right? Always had a kind word, 86 00:03:11,147 --> 00:03:13,671 even when the technical challenge was a disaster, 87 00:03:13,715 --> 00:03:14,933 and kept... 88 00:03:14,977 --> 00:03:17,197 Paul Hollywood in line with a look. 89 00:03:17,240 --> 00:03:18,372 Impeccable blazers. 90 00:03:18,415 --> 00:03:20,069 She should run for office. 91 00:03:20,112 --> 00:03:22,506 No! We need her right where she is. 92 00:03:22,550 --> 00:03:25,074 Lot of Americans mightsay the same about you. 93 00:03:25,117 --> 00:03:26,989 So listen...STEVIE: I know. 94 00:03:27,032 --> 00:03:28,425 I'll be fine, Mom. 95 00:03:28,469 --> 00:03:30,993 This isn't horse camp, Stevie. 96 00:03:31,036 --> 00:03:32,386 If you don't want to do this... 97 00:03:32,429 --> 00:03:33,648 I got it. 98 00:03:33,691 --> 00:03:34,997 I'm ready. 99 00:03:35,040 --> 00:03:37,086 You're my brave girl, you know that? 100 00:03:37,129 --> 00:03:40,002 You, me and Mary Berry. 101 00:03:40,045 --> 00:03:41,264 See you after? 102 00:03:41,308 --> 00:03:43,179 You bet. 103 00:03:45,312 --> 00:03:47,009 WARE: Two days ago, 104 00:03:47,052 --> 00:03:51,666 Eli Volk, the aerospace engineer and CEO of Technoflux, 105 00:03:51,709 --> 00:03:53,450 disappeared in Moscow 106 00:03:53,494 --> 00:03:56,497 while on tour to promote Technoflux's 107 00:03:56,540 --> 00:03:57,759 initial public offering. 108 00:03:57,802 --> 00:03:59,674 How do you disappear in a surveillance state? 109 00:03:59,717 --> 00:04:04,287 He went to a private evening at his friend's restaurant, and... 110 00:04:04,331 --> 00:04:06,246 his security detail lost track of him. 111 00:04:06,289 --> 00:04:08,030 Max?There's no evidence yet 112 00:04:08,073 --> 00:04:10,250 on any closed-circuit we can access, 113 00:04:10,293 --> 00:04:12,164 and no signals to any of his contacts. 114 00:04:12,208 --> 00:04:13,818 What are the working theories? 115 00:04:13,862 --> 00:04:15,429 Could be a mob hit, 116 00:04:15,472 --> 00:04:19,259 some rival corporation trying to thwart the IPO, 117 00:04:19,302 --> 00:04:21,304 or it was state-ordered. 118 00:04:21,348 --> 00:04:23,088 THOMPSON: We're working back channels 119 00:04:23,132 --> 00:04:24,568 to see if there's anything 120 00:04:24,612 --> 00:04:26,614 behind the Kremlin's public denials. 121 00:04:26,657 --> 00:04:28,268 Sorry to interrupt. Uh, ma'am, it's time. Oh. 122 00:04:28,311 --> 00:04:29,704 RUSSELL: The president would like 123 00:04:29,747 --> 00:04:32,228 to watch her daughter's testimony before the House. 124 00:04:32,272 --> 00:04:34,404 We'll, uh, review the rest of the PDB privately. 125 00:04:34,448 --> 00:04:36,058 ELIZABETH: Thank you, everyone. 126 00:04:36,101 --> 00:04:37,451 [gavel banging] 127 00:04:37,494 --> 00:04:41,063 CANNING: Members of the Committee... 128 00:04:41,106 --> 00:04:43,892 we have before us charges against a sitting president, 129 00:04:43,935 --> 00:04:47,374 members of her administration, campaign staff and family, 130 00:04:47,417 --> 00:04:49,941 which, if shown to be true, 131 00:04:49,985 --> 00:04:53,336 pose a threat to the very heart of our constitutional democracy. 132 00:04:53,380 --> 00:04:56,339 We are united as Americans by our unwavering faith 133 00:04:56,383 --> 00:04:59,168 in the integrity of our elections. 134 00:04:59,211 --> 00:05:01,170 To thwart the voice of the people 135 00:05:01,213 --> 00:05:03,607 by manipulating ill-gotten information 136 00:05:03,651 --> 00:05:07,698 provided by a foreign enemy is an assault no one in this room, 137 00:05:07,742 --> 00:05:09,265 nay, this country, 138 00:05:09,309 --> 00:05:11,398 could or should ever tolerate. 139 00:05:11,441 --> 00:05:13,356 Ms. McCord... 140 00:05:13,400 --> 00:05:15,184 not only is your mother's reputation 141 00:05:15,227 --> 00:05:18,361 as an elected official at stake here today, 142 00:05:18,405 --> 00:05:20,711 but the soul of your country is as well. 143 00:05:20,755 --> 00:05:23,018 I would ask you to shine 144 00:05:23,061 --> 00:05:25,455 a clear and unwavering light upon all that you know 145 00:05:25,499 --> 00:05:28,328 and stand before us today as a citizen first. 146 00:05:29,416 --> 00:05:30,417 The chair now recognizes 147 00:05:30,460 --> 00:05:31,287 ranking representative member Heeney 148 00:05:31,331 --> 00:05:32,375 for his opening statement. 149 00:05:32,419 --> 00:05:34,508 Let's see that right hook, Heeney. 150 00:05:35,639 --> 00:05:37,902 Good afternoon, members of the Committee. 151 00:05:37,946 --> 00:05:39,513 Thank you for your testimony, Ms. McCord. 152 00:05:39,556 --> 00:05:41,253 We are here today to find out 153 00:05:41,297 --> 00:05:43,081 the truth, the truth of what happened 154 00:05:43,125 --> 00:05:45,649 between candidate McCord and the government of Iran 155 00:05:45,693 --> 00:05:47,956 in the run-up to the presidential election. 156 00:05:47,999 --> 00:05:50,350 We're also here to investigate 157 00:05:50,393 --> 00:05:52,439 all claims of obstruction of justice 158 00:05:52,482 --> 00:05:56,225 and, uh, campaign finance malfeasance. 159 00:05:56,268 --> 00:05:59,054 Ms. McCord, you do understand that it is your duty 160 00:05:59,097 --> 00:06:01,491 to answer all of our questions to the very best 161 00:06:01,535 --> 00:06:03,319 of your ability...Is he hungover? 162 00:06:03,363 --> 00:06:04,973 That's not good. 163 00:06:05,016 --> 00:06:06,931 Sorry to interrupt. I have INR. 164 00:06:06,975 --> 00:06:08,803 They said it's urgent. 165 00:06:08,846 --> 00:06:10,413 HEENEY: ...thank you, members of the Committee. 166 00:06:10,457 --> 00:06:12,197 CANNING: ...that the testimony you're about to give 167 00:06:12,241 --> 00:06:13,285 is true and correct 168 00:06:13,329 --> 00:06:14,417 to the best of your knowledge, 169 00:06:14,461 --> 00:06:16,376 information and belief, so help you God? 170 00:06:16,419 --> 00:06:18,334 STEVIE: I do.INR just got a hit 171 00:06:18,378 --> 00:06:21,729 on Eli Volk in Moscow when his phone briefly went live. 172 00:06:21,772 --> 00:06:22,904 And? 173 00:06:22,947 --> 00:06:25,559 Seems he's in the Iranian embassy. 174 00:06:27,735 --> 00:06:30,302 Iran captured Eli Volk? 175 00:06:30,346 --> 00:06:32,174 Looks like they're trying to even the score 176 00:06:32,217 --> 00:06:34,176 for the capture of Reza Mousavi in Lebanon. 177 00:06:34,219 --> 00:06:36,221 Iran already hacked a German bank 178 00:06:36,265 --> 00:06:37,875 and crashed an oil tanker. 179 00:06:37,919 --> 00:06:40,312 The score waseven.Well, not while 180 00:06:40,356 --> 00:06:43,054 we've got their Quds commander in detention. 181 00:06:43,098 --> 00:06:44,665 How do you want to answer? 182 00:06:46,362 --> 00:06:48,103 Blake? First I want to find out 183 00:06:48,146 --> 00:06:50,453 how much Russia knew about this. 184 00:06:50,497 --> 00:06:52,586 I need President Salnikov right away, please. 185 00:06:52,629 --> 00:06:54,414 Yes, ma'am. 186 00:06:54,457 --> 00:06:56,067 [exhales] 187 00:06:56,111 --> 00:06:58,418 Well, at least the press can't say I was colluding with Iran 188 00:06:58,461 --> 00:07:00,463 on this one.Don't be so sure. 189 00:07:00,507 --> 00:07:04,249 Which means more headlines about Iran at the worst possible time. 190 00:07:06,164 --> 00:07:08,253 ♪ 191 00:07:18,394 --> 00:07:21,092 Good afternoon. What began as an inquiry 192 00:07:21,136 --> 00:07:24,182 into the alleged conspiracy by the McCord campaign 193 00:07:24,226 --> 00:07:26,271 to collude with Iran, 194 00:07:26,315 --> 00:07:27,882 under Senator Hanson's 195 00:07:27,925 --> 00:07:31,625 Senate Intelligence Committee investigation, 196 00:07:31,668 --> 00:07:34,279 widened to include questions 197 00:07:34,323 --> 00:07:37,500 wholly unrelated to that subject. 198 00:07:37,544 --> 00:07:40,721 This is simply the latest partisan attempt by Congress 199 00:07:40,764 --> 00:07:44,507 to destroy a duly elected president. 200 00:07:44,551 --> 00:07:47,118 The Justice Department failed to find 201 00:07:47,162 --> 00:07:50,557 any evidence of a campaign finance violation. 202 00:07:50,600 --> 00:07:51,906 So... 203 00:07:51,949 --> 00:07:54,169 why am I here? 204 00:07:55,387 --> 00:07:57,999 It can't be to offer new evidence 205 00:07:58,042 --> 00:08:00,480 of something the members of this committee... 206 00:08:00,523 --> 00:08:03,221 [scoffs softly] ...are fully aware never happened. 207 00:08:04,266 --> 00:08:06,573 It can only be for one purpose: 208 00:08:06,616 --> 00:08:10,533 to twist the facts and willfully mislead the public. 209 00:08:10,577 --> 00:08:13,536 When my mother was first chosen 210 00:08:13,580 --> 00:08:15,625 to serve as secretary of state, 211 00:08:15,669 --> 00:08:17,105 I dropped out of college, 212 00:08:17,148 --> 00:08:19,411 because being in the public eye 213 00:08:19,455 --> 00:08:21,544 made me want to disappear. 214 00:08:21,588 --> 00:08:24,547 Today, I welcome sitting before you, 215 00:08:24,591 --> 00:08:26,593 sweating through this jacket, 216 00:08:26,636 --> 00:08:28,899 so the American people can see that my mother 217 00:08:28,943 --> 00:08:31,554 is exactly the woman that they elected: 218 00:08:31,598 --> 00:08:34,426 a supreme patriot... 219 00:08:34,470 --> 00:08:36,733 and a tireless public servant. 220 00:08:36,777 --> 00:08:38,866 Thank you. 221 00:08:38,909 --> 00:08:40,563 CANNING: Thank you for that statement, Ms. McCord. 222 00:08:40,607 --> 00:08:42,957 Uh, I for one agree that the charge 223 00:08:43,000 --> 00:08:45,307 of campaign finance violations has been fully adjudicated, 224 00:08:45,350 --> 00:08:47,788 and I have no further questions on that matter. 225 00:08:49,180 --> 00:08:50,791 I would like to turn our attention now 226 00:08:50,834 --> 00:08:53,141 to your employment by the Dalton administration. 227 00:08:53,184 --> 00:08:54,621 You were hired as an intern 228 00:08:54,664 --> 00:08:56,710 to Chief of Staff Russell Jackson, is that correct? 229 00:08:56,753 --> 00:08:58,581 Yes.And you began your tenure 230 00:08:58,625 --> 00:09:00,191 after your mother had assumed her role 231 00:09:00,235 --> 00:09:01,671 as secretary of state, is that correct? 232 00:09:01,715 --> 00:09:03,368 That's correct. 233 00:09:03,412 --> 00:09:05,457 An internship with the White House chief of staff 234 00:09:05,501 --> 00:09:07,547 is a... is a coveted job. 235 00:09:07,590 --> 00:09:09,200 Would you say you were engaged 236 00:09:09,244 --> 00:09:11,507 solely on the basis of your qualifications? 237 00:09:13,683 --> 00:09:16,120 [whispers inaudibly] 238 00:09:16,164 --> 00:09:17,600 [clears throat softly] 239 00:09:17,644 --> 00:09:19,559 Mr. Jackson was familiar with my qualifications, 240 00:09:19,602 --> 00:09:22,300 because I had approached him for a letter of recommendation 241 00:09:22,344 --> 00:09:23,954 for law school. 242 00:09:23,998 --> 00:09:26,653 Meaning you were, uh, you were the best candidate for the job. 243 00:09:26,696 --> 00:09:29,830 All I can say is that I was hired. 244 00:09:29,873 --> 00:09:34,704 The Committee is in, uh, receipt of five résumés 245 00:09:34,748 --> 00:09:36,227 under consideration by Mr. Jackson 246 00:09:36,271 --> 00:09:37,707 at the time of your hire. 247 00:09:37,751 --> 00:09:39,883 One candidate was a Rhodes scholar. 248 00:09:39,927 --> 00:09:41,755 Were you a Rhodes scholar? 249 00:09:41,798 --> 00:09:43,495 Nope.Another candidate 250 00:09:43,539 --> 00:09:45,628 was a Harvard Law School graduate who had, uh, 251 00:09:45,672 --> 00:09:47,108 clerked for Justice Breyer. 252 00:09:47,151 --> 00:09:49,632 At the time of your hire, had you attended law school? 253 00:09:49,676 --> 00:09:51,242 No, but... 254 00:09:51,286 --> 00:09:53,636 Third candidate was...OLIVIA: Excuse me, Congressman, if... 255 00:09:53,680 --> 00:09:55,595 the point you're making is that there were 256 00:09:55,638 --> 00:09:58,946 other qualified candidates, Ms. McCord doesn't dispute that. 257 00:09:58,989 --> 00:10:00,643 The point I'm making is that President McCord 258 00:10:00,687 --> 00:10:02,993 has a long history of abusing privilege. 259 00:10:03,037 --> 00:10:05,648 A prime example being the pressure she brought to bear 260 00:10:05,692 --> 00:10:07,955 on Mr. Jackson to hire her daughter. 261 00:10:07,998 --> 00:10:09,696 STEVIE: There was no pressure. 262 00:10:09,739 --> 00:10:11,698 If Mr. Jackson favored me in any way, 263 00:10:11,741 --> 00:10:14,701 it may be because I happened to be in his office 264 00:10:14,744 --> 00:10:17,704 when he suffered a heart attack, and I got him critical care. 265 00:10:17,747 --> 00:10:19,706 If that is sufficient 266 00:10:19,749 --> 00:10:22,447 to outweigh the qualifications of a Rhodes scholar 267 00:10:22,491 --> 00:10:25,059 is for Mr. Jackson to answer, not me. 268 00:10:25,102 --> 00:10:27,757 Something we can certainly explore further. 269 00:10:27,801 --> 00:10:29,846 Now let's move on.That's how you do it. 270 00:10:29,890 --> 00:10:32,675 Well, glad my heart attack worked to her advantage. 271 00:10:32,719 --> 00:10:34,198 [laughs] BLAKE: I have 272 00:10:34,242 --> 00:10:35,243 President Salnikov, ma'am. 273 00:10:35,286 --> 00:10:36,331 CANNING: Ms. McCord, 274 00:10:36,374 --> 00:10:37,593 we've spent much of this afternoon... 275 00:10:37,637 --> 00:10:38,638 [sound shuts off] 276 00:10:40,814 --> 00:10:42,772 Good evening, Madam President. 277 00:10:42,816 --> 00:10:43,904 I'm sorry 278 00:10:43,947 --> 00:10:45,732 to disturb you so late, Mr. President. 279 00:10:45,775 --> 00:10:48,909 We've just gotten news on the capture of Eli Volk. 280 00:10:48,952 --> 00:10:50,954 Our intel shows he's being held 281 00:10:50,998 --> 00:10:53,653 in the Iranian embassy in Moscow. 282 00:10:53,696 --> 00:10:55,045 That is surprising. 283 00:10:56,090 --> 00:10:57,918 Yes, and I'm sure 284 00:10:57,961 --> 00:11:01,922 you agree this development is appalling and unacceptable. 285 00:11:01,965 --> 00:11:04,141 Have you contacted the embassy? 286 00:11:05,403 --> 00:11:08,668 Well, in light of recent events, Iran isn't 287 00:11:08,711 --> 00:11:10,539 taking our calls at the moment. 288 00:11:10,582 --> 00:11:12,759 Any information or help you can offer 289 00:11:12,802 --> 00:11:16,197 to get our citizen home would be most appreciated. 290 00:11:16,240 --> 00:11:17,807 We will do everything we can. 291 00:11:17,851 --> 00:11:21,202 As you know, the embassy is not under our jurisdiction. 292 00:11:21,245 --> 00:11:23,291 I'm aware of that, Mr. President. 293 00:11:23,334 --> 00:11:25,293 And I'm sure you're aware 294 00:11:25,336 --> 00:11:27,382 that Mr. Volk's illegal kidnapping 295 00:11:27,425 --> 00:11:29,384 is affecting the global market, 296 00:11:29,427 --> 00:11:33,040 which impacts your economy and ours. 297 00:11:33,083 --> 00:11:34,868 It seems to me, Madam President, 298 00:11:34,911 --> 00:11:37,609 the best way to stabilize the situation is 299 00:11:37,653 --> 00:11:39,263 to answer Iran directly 300 00:11:39,307 --> 00:11:41,265 for your own provocations. 301 00:11:41,309 --> 00:11:43,920 Thank you for your counsel. 302 00:11:43,964 --> 00:11:45,705 Let me add that 303 00:11:45,748 --> 00:11:49,012 if Mr. Volk steps one foot out of the embassy, 304 00:11:49,056 --> 00:11:52,624 we'll consider his well-being yourdirect responsibility. 305 00:11:52,668 --> 00:11:57,368 If anything were to prevent his swift and safe return home, 306 00:11:57,412 --> 00:11:59,370 there would be grave consequences. 307 00:11:59,414 --> 00:12:01,242 We are great admirers of Mr. Volk 308 00:12:01,285 --> 00:12:02,939 and stand by ready to help. 309 00:12:02,983 --> 00:12:05,246 Good night, Madam President. 310 00:12:05,289 --> 00:12:09,816 Did he just explain to us how embassies work? 311 00:12:09,859 --> 00:12:12,166 If he's stonewalling, I-I'm gonna need evidence 312 00:12:12,209 --> 00:12:13,602 of Russia's involvement. 313 00:12:13,645 --> 00:12:16,561 Reach out to the DNI, have them see if there are 314 00:12:16,605 --> 00:12:18,781 any recent deals between Russia and Iran, 315 00:12:18,825 --> 00:12:21,784 anything that even looks like a quid pro quo. 316 00:12:21,828 --> 00:12:23,917 Ma'am, it's time for the WTO. 317 00:12:23,960 --> 00:12:25,092 I'll reach out to Ephraim. 318 00:12:25,135 --> 00:12:27,137 Yeah, okay. 319 00:12:28,791 --> 00:12:30,750 How's she doing? 320 00:12:30,793 --> 00:12:32,839 You know like in Wonder Woman, 321 00:12:32,882 --> 00:12:34,841 when she fends off bullets with her bracelets? 322 00:12:35,842 --> 00:12:37,757 It's like that. 323 00:12:37,800 --> 00:12:39,933 [sighs] 324 00:12:39,976 --> 00:12:42,457 Ms. McCord, how did you learn about your mother's, uh, role 325 00:12:42,500 --> 00:12:44,589 in the torture and murder of Iraqi detainees? 326 00:12:48,071 --> 00:12:50,987 I'm sorry. Is my mother on trial for the actions 327 00:12:51,031 --> 00:12:53,381 of the U.S. government during the war on terror? 328 00:12:53,424 --> 00:12:56,863 I have a text message that you sent 329 00:12:56,906 --> 00:12:59,300 seven years ago. 330 00:12:59,343 --> 00:13:00,518 "Don't ask my mom. 331 00:13:00,562 --> 00:13:01,781 "She totally lied about Iraq 332 00:13:01,824 --> 00:13:03,434 for my entire childhood." 333 00:13:03,478 --> 00:13:04,958 OLIVIA: Uh, I was not aware 334 00:13:05,001 --> 00:13:06,350 that there was a House subpoena 335 00:13:06,394 --> 00:13:08,396 on Ms. McCord's private messages. 336 00:13:08,439 --> 00:13:10,615 This was offered by the recipient. 337 00:13:12,835 --> 00:13:15,882 Well, that was a seven-year-old comment taken out of context. 338 00:13:15,925 --> 00:13:17,535 There had been a recent bombing, 339 00:13:17,579 --> 00:13:20,408 and I think I was on my way to a peace rally. 340 00:13:20,451 --> 00:13:23,150 Did she or didn't she lie to you about Iraq?That's... 341 00:13:24,716 --> 00:13:26,414 If she had told me the truth, 342 00:13:26,457 --> 00:13:28,329 you would be raking her over the coals 343 00:13:28,372 --> 00:13:29,896 for revealing classified information. 344 00:13:29,939 --> 00:13:31,985 So you admit she's a liar?OLIVIA: Ms. McCord 345 00:13:32,028 --> 00:13:34,639 is not here to discuss her personal conversations 346 00:13:34,683 --> 00:13:36,816 with her mother or her friends that have no bearing 347 00:13:36,859 --> 00:13:39,819 on the president's duties or this committee's charter. 348 00:13:39,862 --> 00:13:42,865 Why don't I move on to my next area of inquiry? 349 00:13:42,909 --> 00:13:44,911 Thank you.I want to ask you 350 00:13:44,954 --> 00:13:47,000 about your relationship with, uh, Dmitri Petrov. 351 00:13:48,479 --> 00:13:50,438 Yes. 352 00:13:50,481 --> 00:13:52,048 He was your date 353 00:13:52,092 --> 00:13:53,789 to the White House Correspondents' Dinner. 354 00:13:53,833 --> 00:13:55,008 Is that correct? 355 00:13:55,051 --> 00:13:56,096 Yes. 356 00:13:56,139 --> 00:13:58,098 How did you first meet Mr. Petrov? 357 00:13:58,141 --> 00:14:00,796 Uh, he was my father's student at the War College. 358 00:14:00,840 --> 00:14:02,102 CANNING: Were you aware at the time 359 00:14:02,145 --> 00:14:03,886 that Mr. Petrov was an intelligence asset 360 00:14:03,930 --> 00:14:05,148 under your father's supervision? 361 00:14:05,192 --> 00:14:06,323 STEVIE: No. 362 00:14:06,367 --> 00:14:07,977 Were you aware that before you met 363 00:14:08,021 --> 00:14:10,197 Mr. Petrov, he was living in Phoenix, Arizona 364 00:14:10,240 --> 00:14:11,502 under a pseudonym 365 00:14:11,546 --> 00:14:13,417 where he was arrested for assault? 366 00:14:13,461 --> 00:14:15,898 I was not. 367 00:14:15,942 --> 00:14:17,857 Were you aware that Mr. Petrov was treated 368 00:14:17,900 --> 00:14:19,293 for opiate addiction shortly before 369 00:14:19,336 --> 00:14:21,382 you first met? 370 00:14:22,383 --> 00:14:23,863 No, I wasn't. 371 00:14:23,906 --> 00:14:25,908 I didn't know... the opiate... 372 00:14:25,952 --> 00:14:27,518 No. 373 00:14:27,562 --> 00:14:28,911 So your father allowed you to 374 00:14:28,955 --> 00:14:31,479 engage in a relationship with a violent opiate addict 375 00:14:31,522 --> 00:14:34,351 who was, at the time, a target of Russian assassins? 376 00:14:34,395 --> 00:14:35,787 STEVIE: It's completely ridiculous.OLIVIA: Mr. Canning, 377 00:14:35,831 --> 00:14:37,441 this line of questioning has nothing to do with 378 00:14:37,485 --> 00:14:38,878 an impeachment inquiry.It has everything 379 00:14:38,921 --> 00:14:40,880 to do with President McCord's character, 380 00:14:40,923 --> 00:14:42,359 which is fundamental to this inquiry. 381 00:14:42,403 --> 00:14:44,274 Dmitri Petrov's efforts influenced 382 00:14:44,318 --> 00:14:45,928 America's foreign policy agenda, 383 00:14:45,972 --> 00:14:47,887 directly benefiting Elizabeth McCord 384 00:14:47,930 --> 00:14:50,759 at a time when she was plotting her own political future. 385 00:14:50,802 --> 00:14:52,674 The McCords wanted to keep him on a leash 386 00:14:52,717 --> 00:14:54,067 in case they needed him again. 387 00:14:54,110 --> 00:14:55,720 And in blatant disregard of protocol, 388 00:14:55,764 --> 00:14:56,983 they deployed their own daughter 389 00:14:57,026 --> 00:14:59,159 to aid in their own self-serving mission. 390 00:14:59,202 --> 00:15:01,291 That is completely outrageous.HEENEY: Point of order. 391 00:15:01,335 --> 00:15:03,728 You have exceeded your time, Mr. Chairman. 392 00:15:03,772 --> 00:15:05,556 Aah! Put me out of my misery. 393 00:15:05,600 --> 00:15:08,472 Heeney better put him in a box. 394 00:15:08,516 --> 00:15:10,344 Are you currently employed, Ms. McCord? 395 00:15:10,387 --> 00:15:14,783 Yes, I am a project manager at the Human Amnesty Association. 396 00:15:14,826 --> 00:15:16,785 And I just want to say for one, 397 00:15:16,828 --> 00:15:18,961 I am very grateful 398 00:15:19,005 --> 00:15:22,095 for the vital humanitarian work that you're doing there. 399 00:15:22,138 --> 00:15:22,965 Thank you. 400 00:15:23,009 --> 00:15:24,227 And can I just ask-- 401 00:15:24,271 --> 00:15:26,012 and sorry if this is a little off topic-- but 402 00:15:26,055 --> 00:15:27,317 how did your status 403 00:15:27,361 --> 00:15:30,451 as First Daughter help you get this position? 404 00:15:30,494 --> 00:15:32,061 It didn't. 405 00:15:32,105 --> 00:15:34,063 Um, I was actually told 406 00:15:34,107 --> 00:15:36,283 that my security requirements were a concern. 407 00:15:36,326 --> 00:15:38,807 But I like to think that my passion 408 00:15:38,850 --> 00:15:41,418 for the work and my degree in social justice law 409 00:15:41,462 --> 00:15:43,812 helped mitigate those challenges. 410 00:15:43,855 --> 00:15:45,553 Uh, meaning you're notin the habit 411 00:15:45,596 --> 00:15:46,989 of using your personal connections 412 00:15:47,033 --> 00:15:48,469 for career advancement? 413 00:15:48,512 --> 00:15:49,383 No, I'm not.[audience chuckles] 414 00:15:49,426 --> 00:15:50,601 Take that, nepotism. 415 00:15:50,645 --> 00:15:51,907 HEENEY: Thank you. 416 00:15:51,951 --> 00:15:54,170 I'll yield the rest of my time to the chairman. 417 00:15:54,214 --> 00:15:55,432 Wait. What? 418 00:15:55,476 --> 00:15:56,999 What is he... Don't yield! 419 00:15:57,043 --> 00:15:59,436 I'd like to go back to Mr. Petrov. 420 00:15:59,480 --> 00:16:01,221 Because it seems to me that 421 00:16:01,264 --> 00:16:03,527 the American public deserves to know the truth 422 00:16:03,571 --> 00:16:06,966 of your parents' involvement in this, uh... this relationship. 423 00:16:07,009 --> 00:16:09,098 STEVIE: Congressman, my parents were not involved 424 00:16:09,142 --> 00:16:10,926 in my relationship.So you were not complicit 425 00:16:10,970 --> 00:16:12,406 in your parents' manipulation of Dmitri Petrov? 426 00:16:12,449 --> 00:16:13,711 They deceived you, as well? 427 00:16:13,755 --> 00:16:15,322 STEVIE: That's... that...Mr. Canning. 428 00:16:15,365 --> 00:16:17,193 Mr. Canning? This isn't croquet!STEVIE: That's not... 429 00:16:17,237 --> 00:16:18,412 What the hell is he afraid of?STEVIE: They couldn't have manipulated 430 00:16:18,455 --> 00:16:20,022 Mr. Petrov because they didn't know 431 00:16:20,066 --> 00:16:21,632 that I was seeing him at first. 432 00:16:21,676 --> 00:16:23,634 Huh. 433 00:16:23,678 --> 00:16:27,073 So, you've come here to defend your mother, 434 00:16:27,116 --> 00:16:30,554 but it turns out that you are just as deceitful as she is. 435 00:16:30,598 --> 00:16:32,208 Wha...?[camera shutters clicking] 436 00:16:32,252 --> 00:16:34,994 I'm sorry. That's not at all accurate. 437 00:16:35,037 --> 00:16:37,083 CANNING: Given this witness's admitted disregard 438 00:16:37,126 --> 00:16:38,867 for the truth, I don't think 439 00:16:38,910 --> 00:16:41,217 further questioning would be fruitful. 440 00:16:41,261 --> 00:16:44,003 You're excused.[gavel bangs] 441 00:16:53,577 --> 00:16:55,318 [sighs] 442 00:16:55,362 --> 00:16:57,886 Guys, I am so sorry. 443 00:16:57,929 --> 00:17:00,062 No. What? Are you kidding?What? No. Are you kidding? 444 00:17:00,106 --> 00:17:01,237 We'resorry.I just... 445 00:17:01,281 --> 00:17:02,760 That never should have happened, Stevie... 446 00:17:02,804 --> 00:17:04,414 He started hammering me with all these questions. 447 00:17:04,458 --> 00:17:06,155 I didn't know about Dmitri...Listen. No. I-I... 448 00:17:06,199 --> 00:17:08,114 It never should have happened.It's my fault. I should have told you 449 00:17:08,157 --> 00:17:09,506 about Dmitri's history.No, it is not. You-you... 450 00:17:09,550 --> 00:17:11,813 But I...It is not your fault. I... 451 00:17:11,856 --> 00:17:13,771 You didn't even know that we were dating. 452 00:17:13,815 --> 00:17:15,338 That is totally on me. 453 00:17:15,382 --> 00:17:19,864 Stevie, none of this is on you, sweetheart. 454 00:17:19,908 --> 00:17:22,084 You were so brave and so good. 455 00:17:22,128 --> 00:17:23,085 [sighs] 456 00:17:26,523 --> 00:17:28,351 Yesterday turned an internship and a boyfriend 457 00:17:28,395 --> 00:17:30,701 into a bloodbath we'll be mopping up for months. 458 00:17:30,745 --> 00:17:34,749 We're not throwing another one of you to the lions. 459 00:17:34,792 --> 00:17:36,838 I'm already under subpoena. I'm not backing out. 460 00:17:36,881 --> 00:17:39,754 We'd be well within our rights to claim spousal privilege. 461 00:17:39,797 --> 00:17:41,886 And let it seem like we're in retreat? 462 00:17:41,930 --> 00:17:44,411 No. That would confirm every lie they threw out there yesterday. 463 00:17:44,454 --> 00:17:46,239 I still can't even follow what Canning thought 464 00:17:46,282 --> 00:17:47,762 he was trying to build. 465 00:17:47,805 --> 00:17:50,069 Somehow your daughter dating a Russian asset helped you 466 00:17:50,112 --> 00:17:51,592 shore up political power? 467 00:17:51,635 --> 00:17:53,246 He was spinning. And Heeney 468 00:17:53,289 --> 00:17:54,986 was holding the yarn. 469 00:17:55,030 --> 00:17:57,250 So much for having an ally up there. 470 00:17:57,293 --> 00:17:58,903 Which is why I need to testify. 471 00:17:58,947 --> 00:18:00,470 I'm the one that brought Dmitri 472 00:18:00,514 --> 00:18:01,776 into Special Activities Division. 473 00:18:01,819 --> 00:18:03,952 I can vouch for his value as an asset. 474 00:18:03,995 --> 00:18:04,996 They are making him the question. 475 00:18:05,040 --> 00:18:06,520 I'm the one that can answer it. 476 00:18:06,563 --> 00:18:08,391 OLIVIA: My concern is how much 477 00:18:08,435 --> 00:18:09,914 of this Petrov case is still classified. 478 00:18:09,958 --> 00:18:11,916 Your hands will be tied. 479 00:18:11,960 --> 00:18:13,918 Make it a closed hearing. 480 00:18:13,962 --> 00:18:16,530 They smeared Stevie publicly. I want to answer it publicly. 481 00:18:16,573 --> 00:18:18,097 It's the only way 482 00:18:18,140 --> 00:18:21,709 that we can fully answer these insane allegations. 483 00:18:21,752 --> 00:18:23,711 MIKE: Congress can always release 484 00:18:23,754 --> 00:18:25,800 a redacted transcript if there are accusations of a cover-up. 485 00:18:25,843 --> 00:18:27,889 If you think it's best.RUSSELL: Can we... 486 00:18:27,932 --> 00:18:30,935 limit the questions to Petrov, at least? 487 00:18:32,372 --> 00:18:33,851 No. 488 00:18:33,895 --> 00:18:35,897 We'll answer whatever questions they have. 489 00:18:35,940 --> 00:18:38,595 Let the chairman know the hearing will be closed. 490 00:18:38,639 --> 00:18:39,814 Thank you, everyone. 491 00:18:39,857 --> 00:18:41,816 That's it. 492 00:18:49,171 --> 00:18:50,738 I'll fix it. 493 00:18:53,480 --> 00:18:55,482 [indistinct chatter] 494 00:18:56,483 --> 00:18:58,485 [line ringing] 495 00:18:59,877 --> 00:19:01,227 [door closes] 496 00:19:01,270 --> 00:19:02,837 [phone ringing] 497 00:19:02,880 --> 00:19:05,056 Hey. How are you? 498 00:19:05,100 --> 00:19:06,319 Good. 499 00:19:06,362 --> 00:19:08,408 Sorry I didn't call last night. 500 00:19:08,451 --> 00:19:09,539 Oh, I know. 501 00:19:09,583 --> 00:19:11,193 It was a.... 502 00:19:11,237 --> 00:19:12,847 it was a crazy day. 503 00:19:12,890 --> 00:19:14,892 [laughs] Yeah. 504 00:19:15,893 --> 00:19:17,112 I was thinking about... 505 00:19:17,156 --> 00:19:18,896 Yeah, I don't know if, um, you... 506 00:19:18,940 --> 00:19:19,854 Sorry. 507 00:19:19,897 --> 00:19:21,072 No, go ahead. 508 00:19:21,116 --> 00:19:23,118 No. You. 509 00:19:23,162 --> 00:19:25,251 Um... 510 00:19:25,294 --> 00:19:27,775 Uh, some of the things you heard about me-- 511 00:19:27,818 --> 00:19:30,952 the assault charge in Phoenix-- I didn't hurt anyone. 512 00:19:30,995 --> 00:19:32,997 I-I smashed a television. It was stupid. 513 00:19:33,041 --> 00:19:34,999 Okay, yeah, the... 514 00:19:35,043 --> 00:19:37,611 Actually, the only thing that really threw me was, um... 515 00:19:37,654 --> 00:19:40,266 was the addiction recovery. 516 00:19:40,309 --> 00:19:41,876 I know. 517 00:19:41,919 --> 00:19:45,358 Uh, it was, uh, pain medication for some injuries 518 00:19:45,401 --> 00:19:47,011 that I suffered in Russia. 519 00:19:47,055 --> 00:19:49,927 Oh. Okay. 520 00:19:49,971 --> 00:19:52,103 I just... I dated an addict once before, 521 00:19:52,147 --> 00:19:54,105 and, uh, just made me wonder 522 00:19:54,149 --> 00:19:56,238 if it's a thing with me, or... 523 00:19:56,282 --> 00:19:57,892 No, it's not a thing with me. 524 00:19:57,935 --> 00:20:00,938 I've never done anything since treatment. Never. 525 00:20:00,982 --> 00:20:02,984 Okay. 526 00:20:03,985 --> 00:20:06,292 [laughs softly] This is so weird. 527 00:20:06,335 --> 00:20:09,469 I'm sorry I keep bringing you and your family so much trouble. 528 00:20:09,512 --> 00:20:12,123 Hey, uh, can-can we meet up, um, 529 00:20:12,167 --> 00:20:14,909 so we can talk in person? 530 00:20:14,952 --> 00:20:17,433 Yeah. 531 00:20:17,477 --> 00:20:20,523 I think I just need a little time 532 00:20:20,567 --> 00:20:22,569 to think things through first. 533 00:20:23,570 --> 00:20:25,311 Of course. 534 00:20:25,354 --> 00:20:27,313 But I'll call you soon, okay? 535 00:20:27,356 --> 00:20:28,792 Okay. 536 00:20:28,836 --> 00:20:30,751 I'll-I'll talk to you then. 537 00:20:30,794 --> 00:20:32,796 Okay. 538 00:20:40,151 --> 00:20:43,807 RUSSELL: "USAID has prioritized emergency 539 00:20:43,851 --> 00:20:45,766 response programs for vulnerable population groups..." 540 00:20:45,809 --> 00:20:46,941 Ma'am?Uh... 541 00:20:46,984 --> 00:20:48,508 Ephraim Ware. 542 00:20:48,551 --> 00:20:51,075 I was just forcing Russell to get some steps in with me. 543 00:20:51,119 --> 00:20:54,862 Ah. You know, FDR used to work at a desk out here. 544 00:20:54,905 --> 00:20:56,777 So say the White House archives. 545 00:20:57,995 --> 00:20:59,997 I'll let you run the country now. 546 00:21:00,998 --> 00:21:02,826 Ma'am, we have evidence 547 00:21:02,870 --> 00:21:05,351 of Russia's possible cooperation with Iran 548 00:21:05,394 --> 00:21:07,353 in the capture of Eli Volk. 549 00:21:07,396 --> 00:21:09,659 I really didn't want to be right about that. 550 00:21:09,703 --> 00:21:12,662 This is a direct transfer from the State Bank 551 00:21:12,706 --> 00:21:16,927 of Iran to a private account traced to President Salnikov. 552 00:21:16,971 --> 00:21:19,756 The payment appears to be connected to a recent deal 553 00:21:19,800 --> 00:21:21,715 for Russia to develop Iranian oil fields. 554 00:21:21,758 --> 00:21:23,543 What kind of oil deal 555 00:21:23,586 --> 00:21:25,849 pays directly into a president's pocket? 556 00:21:25,893 --> 00:21:28,199 You have confidence in this intelligence? 557 00:21:28,243 --> 00:21:30,811 Entirely. I'll also point out 558 00:21:30,854 --> 00:21:32,856 that the date of the transfer is 559 00:21:32,900 --> 00:21:35,772 less than 48 hours after our SEAL team's 560 00:21:35,816 --> 00:21:38,079 capture of Reza Mousavi in Lebanon. 561 00:21:38,122 --> 00:21:39,689 Yeah, well, Iran didn't waste any time 562 00:21:39,733 --> 00:21:41,125 hatching a counterattack. 563 00:21:41,169 --> 00:21:43,911 Or it's a striking coincidence. 564 00:21:43,954 --> 00:21:45,129 Thanks, Ephraim. 565 00:21:45,173 --> 00:21:46,740 Ma'am. 566 00:21:46,783 --> 00:21:49,264 Madam President, perhaps your own charges 567 00:21:49,308 --> 00:21:52,093 of collusion with Iran have confused you. 568 00:21:52,136 --> 00:21:55,966 There is nothing covert in an oil deal between two allies. 569 00:21:56,010 --> 00:21:59,927 This agreement with Iran was widely reported in the press. 570 00:21:59,970 --> 00:22:01,711 True. 571 00:22:01,755 --> 00:22:05,759 What wasn'twidely reported was how much you, Mr. President, 572 00:22:05,802 --> 00:22:07,848 were personally enriched by this deal. 573 00:22:07,891 --> 00:22:11,547 I-I have here records of multiple transfers 574 00:22:11,591 --> 00:22:14,376 to an account we've traced to you personally 575 00:22:14,420 --> 00:22:16,770 from the State Bank of Iran. 576 00:22:16,813 --> 00:22:20,556 All of which happened days before Eli Volk's capture. 577 00:22:20,600 --> 00:22:23,124 Something I appreciated about your predecessor 578 00:22:23,167 --> 00:22:25,866 was that he never spoke in innuendo. 579 00:22:25,909 --> 00:22:28,172 It's something wives do, not leaders. 580 00:22:28,216 --> 00:22:30,697 Well, I thank you, Maxim, 581 00:22:30,740 --> 00:22:33,221 for another lesson in statecraft. 582 00:22:33,264 --> 00:22:36,180 Let me be more direct, then: 583 00:22:36,224 --> 00:22:37,878 Either you take immediate steps 584 00:22:37,921 --> 00:22:40,141 to get Iran to return our citizen 585 00:22:40,184 --> 00:22:43,231 and avoid further conflict with the United States, 586 00:22:43,274 --> 00:22:45,015 or the people of Russia will soon know 587 00:22:45,059 --> 00:22:46,756 how much you've personally gained 588 00:22:46,800 --> 00:22:49,672 at the expense of your comrades. 589 00:22:49,716 --> 00:22:52,196 I hope that's not too indirect. 590 00:22:52,240 --> 00:22:54,242 Your threats are quite clear; 591 00:22:54,285 --> 00:22:56,070 however, the fact remains 592 00:22:56,113 --> 00:22:58,812 that your citizen is being held 593 00:22:58,855 --> 00:23:02,119 in the sovereign territory of the Iranian embassy. 594 00:23:02,163 --> 00:23:03,991 Therefore, I cannot... 595 00:23:04,034 --> 00:23:08,082 I-I'm not asking you to violate Iran's sovereignty. 596 00:23:08,125 --> 00:23:11,128 I'm asking you to reach out to your ally to arrange 597 00:23:11,172 --> 00:23:15,437 the secret transfer of Eli Volk from Moscow to Tehran. 598 00:23:15,481 --> 00:23:18,571 And then I'd like you to inform us immediately 599 00:23:18,614 --> 00:23:21,008 of the details of the flight plan. 600 00:23:21,051 --> 00:23:23,053 You have 12 hours to make the arrangement. 601 00:23:25,142 --> 00:23:28,450 He's so right about the direct approach. 602 00:23:28,494 --> 00:23:33,281 I-It really is more... efficient. 603 00:23:34,674 --> 00:23:36,327 I'll reach out to Defense. 604 00:23:36,371 --> 00:23:38,504 [exhales] 605 00:23:48,427 --> 00:23:50,385 [car engine rumbling] 606 00:23:50,429 --> 00:23:52,431 [tires screech] 607 00:23:55,346 --> 00:23:57,305 [man speaking foreign language] 608 00:24:01,396 --> 00:24:02,397 We're on. 609 00:24:07,358 --> 00:24:10,274 Ma'am, we successfully intercepted 610 00:24:10,318 --> 00:24:12,233 the jet carrying Eli Volk 611 00:24:12,276 --> 00:24:14,191 once it left Russian air space. 612 00:24:14,235 --> 00:24:17,630 ASHTELS: His plane has landed and is on the tarmac at Incirlik. 613 00:24:17,673 --> 00:24:19,588 Once the hostage deplanes, a Delta Force Team 614 00:24:19,632 --> 00:24:21,155 will secure the aircraft. 615 00:24:21,198 --> 00:24:22,939 Looks like Salnikov came through. 616 00:24:22,983 --> 00:24:24,811 Any contact from Iran? 617 00:24:24,854 --> 00:24:27,204 Nothing official. We're trying back channels. 618 00:24:28,205 --> 00:24:29,946 Alpha Team, execute secure package. 619 00:24:37,867 --> 00:24:41,567 Switch camera view to door side. 620 00:24:43,394 --> 00:24:45,396 First step will be to establish communication 621 00:24:45,440 --> 00:24:47,050 with the cockpit. 622 00:24:47,094 --> 00:24:48,356 Get proof of life on Volk. [soldier shouting indistinctly] 623 00:24:48,399 --> 00:24:51,185 SOLDIER: Eyes on the door. 624 00:24:51,228 --> 00:24:52,752 The door is opening. 625 00:25:01,064 --> 00:25:05,025 [amplified]: Send Eli Volk out of the plane now. 626 00:25:05,068 --> 00:25:07,897 Eli Volk... [continues in foreign language] 627 00:25:09,812 --> 00:25:10,900 I repeat, send Eli Volk... 628 00:25:10,944 --> 00:25:11,988 [grunts] 629 00:25:13,033 --> 00:25:14,469 Hey, we got a civilian in there! 630 00:25:14,513 --> 00:25:16,427 Hold fire. Hold fire.ELIZABETH: Pull them back. 631 00:25:16,471 --> 00:25:17,341 SOLDIER: Hold fire! 632 00:25:18,342 --> 00:25:19,430 Pop smoke and take cover. 633 00:25:19,474 --> 00:25:20,431 Popping smoke. 634 00:25:20,475 --> 00:25:21,476 [gunfire continues] 635 00:25:28,222 --> 00:25:30,050 They're surrounded by U.S. troops. 636 00:25:30,093 --> 00:25:31,138 How do they think this ends?ASHTELS: For all we know, 637 00:25:31,181 --> 00:25:33,314 that cargo bay's full of C-4. 638 00:25:33,357 --> 00:25:34,620 How's our casualty? 639 00:25:34,663 --> 00:25:35,751 ASHTELS: Stable. 640 00:25:35,795 --> 00:25:37,057 We've got him on a medevac to Landstuhl. 641 00:25:37,100 --> 00:25:38,841 What about Volk? 642 00:25:38,885 --> 00:25:41,931 We're working on re-establishing comms. 643 00:25:41,975 --> 00:25:43,585 Infrared shows that he's in there, 644 00:25:43,629 --> 00:25:45,108 but they've blocked our view of the cabin. 645 00:25:45,152 --> 00:25:48,242 So he could be wounded or dying for all we know. 646 00:25:48,285 --> 00:25:50,461 No moves until we get word on Volk. 647 00:25:50,505 --> 00:25:51,593 Copy that. 648 00:25:51,637 --> 00:25:55,162 Let's just calm this down. 649 00:25:55,205 --> 00:25:56,642 Ephraim? 650 00:25:56,685 --> 00:25:59,775 We just got SIGINT from Syria and Southern Lebanon. 651 00:25:59,819 --> 00:26:01,472 Iranian proxy forces 652 00:26:01,516 --> 00:26:04,040 are activating on the Israeli border. 653 00:26:04,084 --> 00:26:06,869 Ma'am, if Hezbollah launches their short range missiles, 654 00:26:06,913 --> 00:26:08,610 hundreds could be killed. 655 00:26:08,654 --> 00:26:10,612 It's saber-rattling. Shiraz doesn't want 656 00:26:10,656 --> 00:26:13,615 the Middle East igniting over this any more than we do. 657 00:26:13,659 --> 00:26:15,617 I'd rather not count on that. But... 658 00:26:15,661 --> 00:26:17,532 Uh, Susan's right. 659 00:26:17,576 --> 00:26:20,579 But we have to give Shiraz something so he has cover. 660 00:26:21,971 --> 00:26:23,494 Let's get Tehran. 661 00:26:23,538 --> 00:26:25,584 Get us President Shiraz as soon as possible. 662 00:26:25,627 --> 00:26:28,630 All due respect, ma'am, you are under 663 00:26:28,674 --> 00:26:31,285 an impeachment investigation for colluding with Iran. 664 00:26:31,328 --> 00:26:33,635 Is this really the time for appeasement? 665 00:26:33,679 --> 00:26:35,506 I'm gonna lead with a stick. 666 00:26:35,550 --> 00:26:37,291 I just want a carrot on the end of it. 667 00:26:37,334 --> 00:26:39,554 I have Shiraz on the line, ma'am. 668 00:26:39,598 --> 00:26:41,643 Get him on the screen. 669 00:26:41,687 --> 00:26:45,516 Ellen, are we prepared for a retaliatory strike? 670 00:26:45,560 --> 00:26:46,648 HILL: Yes, ma'am. 671 00:26:46,692 --> 00:26:48,302 Sixth Fleet is on standby in the Gulf. 672 00:26:48,345 --> 00:26:49,651 We can have F-18s 673 00:26:49,695 --> 00:26:51,827 over Bandar-e 'Abbas in ten minutes. 674 00:26:51,871 --> 00:26:54,613 Can we discuss what you're planning to offer first? 675 00:26:54,656 --> 00:26:56,919 Russell, I'm trying to prevent a shooting war in the Middle East. 676 00:26:56,963 --> 00:26:58,704 We can talk about how it plays in the press later. 677 00:26:58,747 --> 00:26:59,922 President Shiraz. 678 00:26:59,966 --> 00:27:02,011 It seems we have a situation. 679 00:27:02,055 --> 00:27:04,448 No, you have a situation. 680 00:27:04,492 --> 00:27:05,754 You can resolve it by returning 681 00:27:05,798 --> 00:27:08,975 our citizen Reza Mousavi immediately. 682 00:27:09,018 --> 00:27:12,543 Let's take a beat here. 683 00:27:12,587 --> 00:27:15,764 You've got an American held hostage by armed guards. 684 00:27:15,808 --> 00:27:18,637 We've got you surrounded by American troops 685 00:27:18,680 --> 00:27:20,726 on a military base. 686 00:27:20,769 --> 00:27:23,511 And now you've got Hezbollah aiming rockets at Tel Aviv. 687 00:27:23,554 --> 00:27:26,949 Have you asked yourself where this ends? 688 00:27:26,993 --> 00:27:29,560 It ends where it began: 689 00:27:29,604 --> 00:27:30,953 with Iran defending itself 690 00:27:30,997 --> 00:27:33,390 against U.S. imperial aggression. 691 00:27:33,434 --> 00:27:36,655 Do you honestly think bullying is the way to go here? 692 00:27:36,698 --> 00:27:39,745 Because I'll tell you what bullying gets you, Najid. 693 00:27:39,788 --> 00:27:42,791 It gets you a firestorm of Tomahawk Missiles 694 00:27:42,835 --> 00:27:45,664 and smart bombs annihilating your offensive capabilities 695 00:27:45,707 --> 00:27:49,276 before you can even think about responding. 696 00:27:49,319 --> 00:27:51,191 And then your only consolation 697 00:27:51,234 --> 00:27:55,021 will be a proxy war with Israel that you cannot win. 698 00:27:56,675 --> 00:27:58,633 In the next 30 minutes, 699 00:27:58,677 --> 00:28:02,724 Eli Volk is going to walk off that plane. 700 00:28:02,768 --> 00:28:06,728 No shots will be fired on our side or yours. 701 00:28:06,772 --> 00:28:08,861 Your plane, 702 00:28:08,904 --> 00:28:12,038 and everyone on it, will return peacefully to Iran 703 00:28:12,081 --> 00:28:15,868 and we'll continue our talks about cyber attacks another day. 704 00:28:25,791 --> 00:28:28,663 I will bring your proposal to the Supreme Leader 705 00:28:28,707 --> 00:28:30,796 for his consideration. 706 00:28:30,839 --> 00:28:33,320 Thank you.[call beeps off] 707 00:28:35,191 --> 00:28:37,367 Well played, Madam President. 708 00:28:37,411 --> 00:28:39,152 ELIZABETH: Let's hope that was enough of a carrot. 709 00:28:39,195 --> 00:28:42,111 It was plenty of stick. 710 00:28:46,681 --> 00:28:47,900 [indistinct chatter] 711 00:28:47,943 --> 00:28:50,641 [door closes] 712 00:29:05,831 --> 00:29:08,311 ♪ 713 00:29:22,891 --> 00:29:25,024 ♪ 714 00:29:43,782 --> 00:29:47,307 CANNING: Dr. McCord, six years ago, when you worked 715 00:29:47,350 --> 00:29:49,483 for Defense Intelligence, you recruited a Russian soldier 716 00:29:49,526 --> 00:29:51,790 named Dimitri Petrov as an agent 717 00:29:51,833 --> 00:29:53,879 to spy on Russia, is that correct? 718 00:29:53,922 --> 00:29:55,097 I did. 719 00:29:55,141 --> 00:29:56,664 And you did so by providing experimental 720 00:29:56,707 --> 00:29:57,970 life-saving treatment to his sister, 721 00:29:58,013 --> 00:30:00,929 who was suffering from fibrosarcoma. 722 00:30:00,973 --> 00:30:02,931 Yes. And he performed an invaluable service 723 00:30:02,975 --> 00:30:05,760 to the United States by providing critical intelligence 724 00:30:05,804 --> 00:30:08,371 that helped prevent a Russian invasion of Ukraine. 725 00:30:08,415 --> 00:30:10,983 Subsequent to, uh, Mr. Petrov's invaluable service, 726 00:30:11,026 --> 00:30:13,072 Russia engaged in treaty negotiations 727 00:30:13,115 --> 00:30:15,074 with the United States, which necessitated 728 00:30:15,117 --> 00:30:18,642 the identification and capture of Mr. Petrov, correct? 729 00:30:18,686 --> 00:30:20,775 I can't get into the details of that, 730 00:30:20,819 --> 00:30:23,473 but Mr. Petrov, regrettably, 731 00:30:23,517 --> 00:30:26,520 was collateral damage for the sake of national security. 732 00:30:26,563 --> 00:30:28,130 Yeah, but he underwent torture. 733 00:30:28,174 --> 00:30:30,002 Correct. 734 00:30:30,045 --> 00:30:32,526 Dr. McCord, you, uh, you personally worked 735 00:30:32,569 --> 00:30:35,137 to have Mr. Petrov released and repatriated 736 00:30:35,181 --> 00:30:37,444 to the United States, is that correct?I did. 737 00:30:37,487 --> 00:30:39,489 Are you aware of the maxim that, uh, 738 00:30:39,533 --> 00:30:41,404 once an agent has been turned, 739 00:30:41,448 --> 00:30:43,798 he or she can be turned again? 740 00:30:43,842 --> 00:30:46,583 That's a gross oversimplification. 741 00:30:46,627 --> 00:30:48,368 Mr. Petrov was a unique asset 742 00:30:48,411 --> 00:30:50,674 with an unparalleled knowledge base. 743 00:30:50,718 --> 00:30:52,807 I recruited him only after he was fully vetted. 744 00:30:52,851 --> 00:30:54,330 Were you aware of his opioid addiction 745 00:30:54,374 --> 00:30:56,332 when you brought him on at Special Activities Division? 746 00:30:56,376 --> 00:30:57,768 I learned of that later. 747 00:30:57,812 --> 00:31:00,815 So your vetting was less than thorough. 748 00:31:00,859 --> 00:31:03,774 Excuse me, Congressman, I once again fail to see 749 00:31:03,818 --> 00:31:05,646 how these questions have anything to do 750 00:31:05,689 --> 00:31:07,126 with President McCord. 751 00:31:07,169 --> 00:31:08,867 I'm establishing that connection right now, Counselor. 752 00:31:08,910 --> 00:31:11,913 Dr. McCord, after your wife became 753 00:31:11,957 --> 00:31:13,523 Secretary of State, she installed you 754 00:31:13,567 --> 00:31:16,135 as President Dalton's ethics advisor, didn't she? 755 00:31:16,178 --> 00:31:17,788 Uh, she did not. 756 00:31:17,832 --> 00:31:20,095 President Dalton independently sought me out 757 00:31:20,139 --> 00:31:22,054 for my expertise in the field. 758 00:31:22,097 --> 00:31:24,708 How many previous presidents had, uh, sought you out? 759 00:31:24,752 --> 00:31:25,971 HENRY: I was a member of the faculty 760 00:31:26,014 --> 00:31:28,060 at the National War College, a qualification 761 00:31:28,103 --> 00:31:30,758 that was sought out by previous administrations. 762 00:31:30,801 --> 00:31:32,978 But not youpersonally. 763 00:31:33,021 --> 00:31:35,632 And your job as ethics advisor in your wife's administration, 764 00:31:35,676 --> 00:31:37,896 was that, uh, was that based on merit? 765 00:31:37,939 --> 00:31:41,900 Congressman, if you're going to slander my family, 766 00:31:41,943 --> 00:31:44,076 please have the courage to say what you mean. 767 00:31:44,119 --> 00:31:46,730 You knew years ago your wife was going to run for president. 768 00:31:46,774 --> 00:31:48,254 That is completely false. 769 00:31:48,297 --> 00:31:49,603 So to burnish her credentials, 770 00:31:49,646 --> 00:31:51,953 you identified an unstable addict 771 00:31:51,997 --> 00:31:54,216 and manipulated him to put his life in danger 772 00:31:54,260 --> 00:31:56,653 to further your wife's diplomatic agenda. 773 00:31:56,697 --> 00:31:57,959 That's pure fiction. 774 00:31:58,003 --> 00:31:59,395 And after Russia captured him, 775 00:31:59,439 --> 00:32:01,571 no doubt compelling him to reveal American secrets, 776 00:32:01,615 --> 00:32:04,009 you had the wisdom to give this addict 777 00:32:04,052 --> 00:32:06,968 a classified job as a payoff. 778 00:32:07,012 --> 00:32:08,970 Do you have evidence of any of these allegations? 779 00:32:09,014 --> 00:32:10,406 CANNING: Finally, to sweeten the deal, you set him up 780 00:32:10,450 --> 00:32:11,842 with your own daughter. 781 00:32:11,886 --> 00:32:13,932 All so President McCord could have a man 782 00:32:13,975 --> 00:32:16,717 on retainer who owed the McCords his life. 783 00:32:16,760 --> 00:32:18,327 And his sister's life. 784 00:32:18,371 --> 00:32:21,243 And if ethical questions were raised about his retention, 785 00:32:21,287 --> 00:32:23,854 about anything your wife wanted to do, well, 786 00:32:23,898 --> 00:32:26,988 she had the White House ethics advisor to brush those aside. 787 00:32:27,032 --> 00:32:29,904 Congressman, if you were a freshman in my ethics class, 788 00:32:29,948 --> 00:32:31,645 I would give you an "F." 789 00:32:31,688 --> 00:32:33,386 You have no logic... 790 00:32:33,429 --> 00:32:35,388 Really, Professor, because I think...May I finish? 791 00:32:35,431 --> 00:32:38,304 O-Or is-is that how this works? 792 00:32:38,347 --> 00:32:40,959 You get to make up whatever you want and I don't get to answer? 793 00:32:42,003 --> 00:32:43,526 Please. 794 00:32:43,570 --> 00:32:46,790 Most of us think of ethics as the rules of moral behavior. 795 00:32:46,834 --> 00:32:48,096 You are what you do. 796 00:32:48,140 --> 00:32:49,968 But I teach a more theological approach 797 00:32:50,011 --> 00:32:52,318 called virtue ethics. 798 00:32:52,361 --> 00:32:55,060 Virtue ethics says that who we are 799 00:32:55,103 --> 00:32:56,975 is not determined by the actions we take, 800 00:32:57,018 --> 00:32:59,064 but why we take them. 801 00:32:59,107 --> 00:33:01,022 So you can't just spin out some wild theory based on 802 00:33:01,066 --> 00:33:03,329 a few cherry-picked facts from my wife's record. 803 00:33:03,372 --> 00:33:06,245 You have to consider her motives. 804 00:33:06,288 --> 00:33:08,160 And if you look at Elizabeth McCord's 805 00:33:08,203 --> 00:33:10,814 decades-long record of service, 806 00:33:10,858 --> 00:33:13,643 you see a woman clearly motivated 807 00:33:13,687 --> 00:33:15,558 by Plato's four key virtues: 808 00:33:15,602 --> 00:33:19,998 wisdom, courage, temperance and justice. 809 00:33:21,564 --> 00:33:24,132 I suggest you look into them. 810 00:33:26,134 --> 00:33:30,269 I'm sure you believe your wife is infallible, Dr. McCord, 811 00:33:30,312 --> 00:33:32,532 just as I believe you think your posts 812 00:33:32,575 --> 00:33:34,273 in the Dalton and McCord administrations 813 00:33:34,316 --> 00:33:36,405 were based on merit. 814 00:33:36,449 --> 00:33:38,059 Just as you believe your destruction 815 00:33:38,103 --> 00:33:40,322 of a young man's life to serve your wife's political ambition 816 00:33:40,366 --> 00:33:42,759 was somehow justified. 817 00:33:42,803 --> 00:33:46,241 And your delusion is part of the tragedy. 818 00:33:46,285 --> 00:33:49,766 Congressman Heeney. 819 00:33:49,810 --> 00:33:51,768 I, uh... 820 00:33:51,812 --> 00:33:53,857 I yield my time to the chairman. 821 00:34:01,126 --> 00:34:02,997 All hail 822 00:34:03,041 --> 00:34:04,346 President McCord. 823 00:34:04,390 --> 00:34:07,784 Mr. Volk. Welcome home. 824 00:34:07,828 --> 00:34:09,134 It's truly wonderful to be back. 825 00:34:09,177 --> 00:34:10,178 I haven't felt this liberated 826 00:34:10,222 --> 00:34:11,614 since my first divorce. 827 00:34:11,658 --> 00:34:13,051 [laughter]Oh! 828 00:34:13,094 --> 00:34:14,878 Please, just give us one 829 00:34:14,922 --> 00:34:16,489 damn news cycle. 830 00:34:16,532 --> 00:34:18,230 NEWSWOMAN: News of McCord megadonor 831 00:34:18,273 --> 00:34:20,623 Eli Volk's release from capture in Moscow 832 00:34:20,667 --> 00:34:23,061 has unleashed a flurry of speculation. 833 00:34:23,104 --> 00:34:24,845 Here with us to give his perspective 834 00:34:24,888 --> 00:34:26,847 is Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, 835 00:34:26,890 --> 00:34:28,414 Senator Mark Hanson. Senator? 836 00:34:28,457 --> 00:34:30,938 Thank you, Tracy. You know, we always have to be skeptical 837 00:34:30,981 --> 00:34:32,853 with this administration because they are... 838 00:34:32,896 --> 00:34:34,202 they are truly skillful 839 00:34:34,246 --> 00:34:36,770 at manipulating public opinion and the media. 840 00:34:36,813 --> 00:34:38,511 Says the guy manipulating the media. 841 00:34:38,554 --> 00:34:39,686 ...the spectacle this afternoon. 842 00:34:39,729 --> 00:34:41,122 One of the president's biggest donors 843 00:34:41,166 --> 00:34:43,864 literally bowing down to her like royalty 844 00:34:43,907 --> 00:34:46,171 earlier today at Andrews Air Force Base. 845 00:34:46,214 --> 00:34:49,435 This country did overthrow a monarchy quite some time ago. 846 00:34:49,478 --> 00:34:51,219 HANSON: There has been some speculation that it's possible 847 00:34:51,263 --> 00:34:53,743 this entire story of Eli Volk 848 00:34:53,787 --> 00:34:56,877 being kidnapped by Iran could be another example of McCord's 849 00:34:56,920 --> 00:34:58,531 brilliant media manipulation. 850 00:34:58,574 --> 00:34:59,880 Does this guy ever stop? 851 00:34:59,923 --> 00:35:01,882 Now, normally, I'm-I'm deeply skeptical 852 00:35:01,925 --> 00:35:03,710 of these sorts of rumors, but you have 853 00:35:03,753 --> 00:35:05,494 to ask yourself, why would the president allow 854 00:35:05,538 --> 00:35:08,367 these so-called kidnappers to fly home to Tehran 855 00:35:08,410 --> 00:35:10,238 from a U.S. armed military base 856 00:35:10,282 --> 00:35:12,284 without a single...All right, that's enough. 857 00:35:13,676 --> 00:35:15,635 I'm gonna need to make a stop. 858 00:35:15,678 --> 00:35:16,984 DMITRI: Thanks for calling. 859 00:35:17,027 --> 00:35:18,028 I hope this isn't too public. 860 00:35:18,072 --> 00:35:19,508 No, it's fine. 861 00:35:19,552 --> 00:35:22,511 Um, I kind of just decided to live my life, you know? 862 00:35:24,513 --> 00:35:27,037 I'm sorry that I had such a reaction 863 00:35:27,081 --> 00:35:28,517 to the addiction thing. 864 00:35:28,561 --> 00:35:30,911 Oh. No, I'm... 865 00:35:30,954 --> 00:35:34,044 I'm sorry you had to find out on national television. 866 00:35:34,088 --> 00:35:38,048 I think mostly it threw me because, um... 867 00:35:38,092 --> 00:35:42,052 Well, growing up with parents in intelligence, 868 00:35:42,096 --> 00:35:45,708 you kind of get used to there always being 869 00:35:45,752 --> 00:35:49,234 this other story behind what you're told. 870 00:35:49,277 --> 00:35:51,192 So, yeah. I just... I think I get sensitive 871 00:35:51,236 --> 00:35:52,976 about what the truth is, you know? 872 00:35:53,020 --> 00:35:54,630 I know. 873 00:35:54,674 --> 00:35:56,676 And if I can explain...Yeah, like-like your time in Alaska. 874 00:35:56,719 --> 00:35:59,331 Um, you told me that you were alone. 875 00:35:59,374 --> 00:36:02,072 And, uh, I'm not proud of this, 876 00:36:02,116 --> 00:36:04,205 but I-I went through your social media, 877 00:36:04,249 --> 00:36:06,207 and I saw this one bartender lady 878 00:36:06,251 --> 00:36:08,122 loved all of your posts. 879 00:36:08,166 --> 00:36:10,603 So none of my business, and I-I swear I don't care... 880 00:36:10,646 --> 00:36:12,213 The thing you have to know is that...No, it's fine. 881 00:36:12,257 --> 00:36:13,780 Just please don't lie to me. 882 00:36:13,823 --> 00:36:15,608 Okay? You had a girlfriend in Alaska. 883 00:36:15,651 --> 00:36:18,567 It's a totally normal thing.She was not my girlfriend. 884 00:36:18,611 --> 00:36:20,221 She worked at this one bar in town, and... 885 00:36:20,265 --> 00:36:22,223 No, I-I'm happy that you had someone. 886 00:36:22,267 --> 00:36:24,225 Really. It's just... 887 00:36:24,269 --> 00:36:26,619 Please, don't-don't tell me that you were alone. 888 00:36:26,662 --> 00:36:28,098 No, but-but I was. 889 00:36:28,142 --> 00:36:30,188 I mean, yes, we were... 890 00:36:30,231 --> 00:36:31,711 we were together a few times, 891 00:36:31,754 --> 00:36:34,148 but it meant nothing.Really? 892 00:36:34,192 --> 00:36:36,194 Is that how Bitty would describe it? 893 00:36:37,760 --> 00:36:39,327 I don't know. 894 00:36:40,763 --> 00:36:44,158 Look, she thought I was no fun, and she was right. 895 00:36:44,202 --> 00:36:47,248 I had someone else on my mind.That's not the point. 896 00:36:47,292 --> 00:36:50,295 I-I should have been honest. 897 00:36:50,338 --> 00:36:52,297 I'm sorry. 898 00:36:54,342 --> 00:36:56,736 But I could mention you're the one who had a boyfriend, 899 00:36:56,779 --> 00:36:59,173 and I-I didn't say anything. 900 00:36:59,217 --> 00:37:01,175 Yeah, well, because... 901 00:37:01,219 --> 00:37:03,351 I never tried to hide it. 902 00:37:04,178 --> 00:37:06,267 Of course you didn't say anything. 903 00:37:06,311 --> 00:37:07,486 You're like Jason Bourne. 904 00:37:07,529 --> 00:37:09,270 Just... 905 00:37:09,314 --> 00:37:12,012 Oh, so now I have no feelings because I was a spy? 906 00:37:15,363 --> 00:37:17,670 I don't know. I think I'm just... 907 00:37:18,714 --> 00:37:20,673 ...recalibrating. 908 00:37:20,716 --> 00:37:22,109 Stevie, you know me better 909 00:37:22,152 --> 00:37:23,676 than anyone except my sister. Do you think 910 00:37:23,719 --> 00:37:25,243 it was easy for me seeing pictures 911 00:37:25,286 --> 00:37:27,680 of you moving on without me? 912 00:37:27,723 --> 00:37:30,726 Please, don't ever look at me like you don't know me. 913 00:37:32,728 --> 00:37:34,730 Please. 914 00:37:38,473 --> 00:37:40,475 Sorry. 915 00:37:42,477 --> 00:37:45,698 Since I came here, I lost my country. 916 00:37:45,741 --> 00:37:48,091 I lost my name. 917 00:37:48,135 --> 00:37:51,138 But when I'm with you, I feel like I'm home. 918 00:37:52,226 --> 00:37:54,620 And I don't want to leave home again. 919 00:38:04,412 --> 00:38:08,024 Ma'am, he'll still be here tomorrow morning. 920 00:38:10,026 --> 00:38:11,332 [knocking on door] 921 00:38:11,376 --> 00:38:13,639 Can we please stop and think about this? 922 00:38:19,601 --> 00:38:21,037 Madam President. 923 00:38:21,081 --> 00:38:22,648 A word? 924 00:38:27,870 --> 00:38:29,829 Saw you on the news. 925 00:38:29,872 --> 00:38:32,571 Generally, my television appearances don't bring 926 00:38:32,614 --> 00:38:34,312 a state visit to my home. 927 00:38:34,355 --> 00:38:36,052 This isn't a state visit. 928 00:38:36,096 --> 00:38:39,055 This is two Americans talking about the country we love. 929 00:38:39,099 --> 00:38:41,493 And the country we were both elected to defend. 930 00:38:41,536 --> 00:38:43,233 [chuckles]: Oh. Well, at least privately 931 00:38:43,277 --> 00:38:46,149 you're willing to acknowledge that I was legitimately elected. 932 00:38:46,193 --> 00:38:47,368 I didn't say legitimate. 933 00:38:47,412 --> 00:38:49,065 But come, let's sit. 934 00:38:49,109 --> 00:38:51,241 About a week ago, you-you offered 935 00:38:51,285 --> 00:38:54,114 to drop your attacks on me 936 00:38:54,157 --> 00:38:57,944 if I was willing to bend my office to your will. 937 00:38:57,987 --> 00:39:00,033 That is hardly a fair representation of what 938 00:39:00,076 --> 00:39:01,556 I presented to your people.Oh, Mark. 939 00:39:01,600 --> 00:39:05,038 I don't think you want to talk fair representation with me. 940 00:39:05,081 --> 00:39:08,694 But my point is if you actually believe 941 00:39:08,737 --> 00:39:10,826 those things you said on television today, 942 00:39:10,870 --> 00:39:13,829 that I staged a kidnapping 943 00:39:13,873 --> 00:39:16,310 to distract from some ongoing conspiracy 944 00:39:16,354 --> 00:39:17,746 with a foreign enemy, 945 00:39:17,790 --> 00:39:20,140 you'd have to be an utter hypocrite 946 00:39:20,183 --> 00:39:21,750 to be willing to overlook that 947 00:39:21,794 --> 00:39:24,318 in exchange for some political influence. 948 00:39:24,362 --> 00:39:25,754 We've already had this discussion 949 00:39:25,798 --> 00:39:27,408 when you called me... What was it? 950 00:39:27,452 --> 00:39:29,410 "A cheap shakedown artist." 951 00:39:29,454 --> 00:39:31,891 That was before you dragged my family into it. 952 00:39:31,934 --> 00:39:33,109 Now it's personal. 953 00:39:33,153 --> 00:39:34,415 I'm not responsible for the questioning 954 00:39:34,459 --> 00:39:35,851 of the House inquiry. 955 00:39:35,895 --> 00:39:38,419 The inquiry that started with your report. 956 00:39:38,463 --> 00:39:42,118 You are directly responsible for this. 957 00:39:42,162 --> 00:39:45,774 What I can't understand is why. 958 00:39:45,818 --> 00:39:48,429 [chuckles]: You can't actually believe 959 00:39:48,473 --> 00:39:50,953 that I would arrange a relationship 960 00:39:50,997 --> 00:39:53,391 between my daughter and a Russian spy 961 00:39:53,434 --> 00:39:54,957 to win an election. 962 00:39:55,001 --> 00:39:56,959 [sighs] 963 00:39:57,003 --> 00:39:59,788 Why don't we discuss this in a more official capacity? 964 00:39:59,832 --> 00:40:01,399 Because it doesn't feel official, 965 00:40:01,442 --> 00:40:03,662 what you're doing to me, Mark. 966 00:40:03,705 --> 00:40:05,446 You're obsessed with destroying me, 967 00:40:05,490 --> 00:40:08,449 and you're willing to take down the whole country to do it. 968 00:40:08,493 --> 00:40:10,408 You've got it completely wrong. 969 00:40:10,451 --> 00:40:12,453 I am... 970 00:40:12,497 --> 00:40:14,368 I'm trying to save this country. 971 00:40:14,412 --> 00:40:16,196 From what? 972 00:40:16,239 --> 00:40:17,458 From a falsely elected woman 973 00:40:17,502 --> 00:40:19,329 who rode in on the coattails of her predecessor 974 00:40:19,373 --> 00:40:21,462 and manipulated foreign influence 975 00:40:21,506 --> 00:40:24,030 to hoodwink the American people. 976 00:40:24,073 --> 00:40:27,468 You are a travesty and an aberration, 977 00:40:27,512 --> 00:40:29,992 and when you are finally gone 978 00:40:30,036 --> 00:40:32,038 and a real leader takes your place, 979 00:40:32,081 --> 00:40:33,996 this country will shine out again 980 00:40:34,040 --> 00:40:36,434 like the beacon of hope she's always been. 981 00:40:48,707 --> 00:40:51,492 We don't come in here enough. 982 00:40:51,536 --> 00:40:54,887 Well, it's too intimidating. 983 00:40:54,930 --> 00:40:56,932 Now it's depressing. 984 00:40:56,976 --> 00:40:59,935 I went to Hanson's house. 985 00:40:59,979 --> 00:41:02,285 Nice house, by the way. 986 00:41:04,331 --> 00:41:06,289 He called me 987 00:41:06,333 --> 00:41:08,857 a "falsely elected woman." 988 00:41:08,901 --> 00:41:10,380 [scoffs] 989 00:41:10,424 --> 00:41:11,425 I think maybe the "woman" part 990 00:41:11,469 --> 00:41:14,036 is the thing that bothers him most. 991 00:41:15,821 --> 00:41:18,258 You know I never wanted to go there. 992 00:41:18,301 --> 00:41:21,391 But he said something so striking. 993 00:41:21,435 --> 00:41:23,437 After I'm gone, 994 00:41:23,481 --> 00:41:25,526 the country will go back 995 00:41:25,570 --> 00:41:27,485 to being the beacon of hope 996 00:41:27,528 --> 00:41:30,488 she'salways been. 997 00:41:31,663 --> 00:41:35,623 [sighs] Why can he call the country "she" 998 00:41:35,667 --> 00:41:38,060 but not the president? 999 00:41:38,104 --> 00:41:39,584 I assume you're not asking me 1000 00:41:39,627 --> 00:41:41,281 why English dropped most gendered nouns. 1001 00:41:41,324 --> 00:41:43,152 [snorts] 1002 00:41:43,196 --> 00:41:45,851 [sighs] We did keep "she" for two of them. 1003 00:41:45,894 --> 00:41:48,549 Ships and countries. Yeah. 1004 00:41:48,593 --> 00:41:50,203 Why is that? 1005 00:41:51,596 --> 00:41:54,163 Maybe because they both... 1006 00:41:54,207 --> 00:41:56,557 carry us like mothers. 1007 00:41:56,601 --> 00:41:59,517 And if they go down, we all go down with them. 1008 00:42:00,561 --> 00:42:01,997 For some people, that kind of power 1009 00:42:02,041 --> 00:42:03,564 is just too scary in a woman. 1010 00:42:03,608 --> 00:42:06,436 They can deal with it in the abstract, but... 1011 00:42:06,480 --> 00:42:08,221 not in a leader. 1012 00:42:10,049 --> 00:42:12,791 They're never gonna make room for me, are they? 1013 00:42:12,834 --> 00:42:15,445 Not all of them. 1014 00:42:15,489 --> 00:42:17,491 Not yet. 1015 00:42:18,492 --> 00:42:21,016 Henry... 1016 00:42:21,060 --> 00:42:24,498 I think I want to testify before the House. 1017 00:42:26,065 --> 00:42:28,023 Okay. 1018 00:42:28,067 --> 00:42:31,026 I doubt that's what Russell's gonna say. 1019 00:42:31,070 --> 00:42:33,594 [chuckles] You're the president. 1020 00:42:33,638 --> 00:42:35,640 [sighs] For now. 1021 00:42:37,206 --> 00:42:39,121 Do you really think it'll be worth it? 1022 00:42:39,165 --> 00:42:41,080 No. 1023 00:42:41,123 --> 00:42:45,475 But I figure I may as well get my day in court. 1024 00:42:45,519 --> 00:42:47,477 Before the ship goes down. 1025 00:42:47,521 --> 00:42:49,610 Captioning sponsored by CBS 1026 00:42:49,654 --> 00:42:51,612 Captioned by Media Access Group at WGBH access.wgbh.org