1 00:00:00,365 --> 00:00:03,135 The House Judiciary Committee this week will begin its 2 00:00:03,136 --> 00:00:04,380 impeachment inquiry. 3 00:00:04,381 --> 00:00:05,680 First Daughter Stephanie McCord 4 00:00:05,704 --> 00:00:07,849 will testify today in an open hearing, 5 00:00:07,873 --> 00:00:10,151 followed by First Gentleman Henry McCord. 6 00:00:10,175 --> 00:00:12,053 Here to offer us an inside view 7 00:00:12,077 --> 00:00:14,655 is Capitol Hill correspondent Priya Khatri. 8 00:00:14,679 --> 00:00:16,758 Priya, why is the House investigation beginning 9 00:00:16,782 --> 00:00:19,060 with the president's family members? 10 00:00:19,084 --> 00:00:21,295 Normally, a president would invoke executive privilege 11 00:00:21,319 --> 00:00:23,264 to protect anyone in her family 12 00:00:23,288 --> 00:00:25,466 or administration from testifying, but... 13 00:00:25,490 --> 00:00:28,603 this is an unusual presidency in many ways. 14 00:00:28,627 --> 00:00:30,905 Now, the president has always maintained 15 00:00:30,929 --> 00:00:33,775 she had nothing to do with the Iran government's hacking 16 00:00:33,799 --> 00:00:35,777 and leaking of her opponent's private records 17 00:00:35,801 --> 00:00:37,478 during the campaign. 18 00:00:37,502 --> 00:00:40,386 But with the Senate Intelligence Report broadening 19 00:00:40,387 --> 00:00:42,884 the investigation into corruption and obstruction, 20 00:00:42,908 --> 00:00:46,053 these hearings can go in any number of directions. 21 00:00:46,077 --> 00:00:48,456 Want to do some cardio with me? 22 00:00:48,480 --> 00:00:50,057 Get out of your head? 23 00:00:50,081 --> 00:00:53,227 I have to go over my WTO remarks. 24 00:00:53,251 --> 00:00:55,229 Did you get any sleep last night? 25 00:00:55,253 --> 00:00:56,998 A little. 26 00:00:57,022 --> 00:00:59,801 Kept thinking about that first summer... 27 00:00:59,825 --> 00:01:02,270 Stevie at horse camp. 28 00:01:03,295 --> 00:01:04,839 Poor kiddo. 29 00:01:04,863 --> 00:01:06,841 So homesick. 30 00:01:06,865 --> 00:01:08,843 Why didn't I just let her come home? 31 00:01:08,867 --> 00:01:10,445 You said it would help her 32 00:01:10,469 --> 00:01:12,286 build character, and you were right. 33 00:01:13,305 --> 00:01:16,184 Are we crazy, throwing her in with the sharks? 34 00:01:16,208 --> 00:01:18,252 Let's just hope Olivia's right 35 00:01:18,276 --> 00:01:20,655 and it's not a circus like the Senate hearings. 36 00:01:20,679 --> 00:01:24,992 Just a House impeachment trial on national television. 37 00:01:25,016 --> 00:01:27,028 We got nothing to fear. 38 00:01:27,052 --> 00:01:28,796 Except the sharks. 39 00:01:28,820 --> 00:01:31,538 Good thing we're all fast swimmers. 40 00:01:32,390 --> 00:01:33,641 Hmm. 41 00:01:35,861 --> 00:01:37,171 It is a kick-ass opening statement. 42 00:01:37,195 --> 00:01:39,540 And I'm not just saying that 'cause I did a pass on it. 43 00:01:39,564 --> 00:01:41,042 Yeah, well, let's hope it's enough 44 00:01:41,066 --> 00:01:43,644 to take campaign finance violations off the table. 45 00:01:43,668 --> 00:01:45,446 If there's anything I can do 46 00:01:45,470 --> 00:01:47,415 to clear up the Martha's Vineyard mishap... 47 00:01:47,439 --> 00:01:49,963 You say "mishap," I say "gift." 48 00:01:49,964 --> 00:01:51,251 The more they go after that mirage, 49 00:01:51,252 --> 00:01:52,888 the more we know they don't have anything real. 50 00:01:52,889 --> 00:01:54,072 Well, let's not get cocky. 51 00:01:54,073 --> 00:01:55,351 Hanson may have given 52 00:01:55,375 --> 00:01:57,787 the House a bunch of trumped-up charges to work with, 53 00:01:57,811 --> 00:02:00,723 but the House Chair still has to litigate 'em all. 54 00:02:00,747 --> 00:02:01,957 Canning is a tough prosecutor, 55 00:02:01,981 --> 00:02:04,126 - and he's not our friend. - You'll forgive me 56 00:02:04,150 --> 00:02:05,928 if I'm confident I won't be convicted 57 00:02:05,952 --> 00:02:07,396 of murdering a state senator. 58 00:02:07,420 --> 00:02:09,865 Well, no, you put enough doubt in the public's mind about it, 59 00:02:09,889 --> 00:02:12,268 - and we're all out of a job. - With Heeney 60 00:02:12,292 --> 00:02:14,336 on the House Committee, we've got a solid defender. 61 00:02:14,360 --> 00:02:16,505 And the markets are a little wobbly this morning, 62 00:02:16,529 --> 00:02:18,107 but overall the economy's good. 63 00:02:18,131 --> 00:02:19,642 Your approval ratings are holding. 64 00:02:19,666 --> 00:02:22,178 Why are the markets wobbly? 65 00:02:22,202 --> 00:02:23,979 Eli Volk disappeared during a trip to Moscow. 66 00:02:24,003 --> 00:02:26,282 The Technoflux IPO was supposed to be Wednesday, 67 00:02:26,306 --> 00:02:28,417 - so it's got everyone rattled. - As long as 68 00:02:28,441 --> 00:02:30,959 they find him in time to write us another campaign check. 69 00:02:31,978 --> 00:02:33,689 What? Like no one else was thinking that? 70 00:02:33,713 --> 00:02:35,090 No, just you. 71 00:02:35,114 --> 00:02:36,425 How does a... 72 00:02:36,449 --> 00:02:40,095 world-famous billionaire just disappear? 73 00:02:40,119 --> 00:02:41,463 We'll be covering that 74 00:02:41,487 --> 00:02:42,998 - in your intelligence briefing. - Knowing Volk, 75 00:02:43,022 --> 00:02:44,900 he was probably on some peyote vision quest. 76 00:02:44,924 --> 00:02:48,404 I'm gonna just grab something I left in the office. 77 00:02:49,429 --> 00:02:50,940 Hey, Mom. 78 00:02:50,964 --> 00:02:54,844 That lady in charge on The... Great British Baking Show... 79 00:02:54,868 --> 00:02:55,878 Mary Berry? 80 00:02:55,902 --> 00:02:57,746 I have decided 81 00:02:57,770 --> 00:03:00,850 she's my ideal role model for Leading While Female. 82 00:03:00,874 --> 00:03:01,851 Yes! 83 00:03:01,875 --> 00:03:03,953 Right? Always had a kind word, 84 00:03:03,977 --> 00:03:06,622 even when the technical challenge was a disaster, 85 00:03:06,646 --> 00:03:07,823 and kept... 86 00:03:07,847 --> 00:03:10,226 Paul Hollywood in line with a look. 87 00:03:10,250 --> 00:03:11,393 Impeccable blazers. 88 00:03:11,417 --> 00:03:12,928 She should run for office. 89 00:03:12,952 --> 00:03:15,497 No! We need her right where she is. 90 00:03:15,521 --> 00:03:17,933 Lot of Americans might say the same about you. 91 00:03:17,957 --> 00:03:19,869 - So listen... - I know. 92 00:03:19,893 --> 00:03:21,437 I'll be fine, Mom. 93 00:03:21,461 --> 00:03:23,873 This isn't horse camp, Stevie. 94 00:03:23,897 --> 00:03:25,407 If you don't want to do this... 95 00:03:25,431 --> 00:03:26,609 I got it. 96 00:03:26,633 --> 00:03:27,877 I'm ready. 97 00:03:27,901 --> 00:03:30,145 You're my brave girl, you know that? 98 00:03:30,169 --> 00:03:32,882 You, me and Mary Berry. 99 00:03:32,906 --> 00:03:34,316 See you after? 100 00:03:34,340 --> 00:03:36,358 You bet. 101 00:03:38,311 --> 00:03:39,889 Two days ago, 102 00:03:39,913 --> 00:03:44,627 Eli Volk, the aerospace engineer and CEO of Technoflux, 103 00:03:44,651 --> 00:03:46,462 disappeared in Moscow 104 00:03:46,486 --> 00:03:49,498 while on tour to promote Technoflux's 105 00:03:49,522 --> 00:03:50,699 initial public offering. 106 00:03:50,723 --> 00:03:52,635 How do you disappear in a surveillance state? 107 00:03:52,659 --> 00:03:57,106 He went to a private evening at his friend's restaurant, and... 108 00:03:57,130 --> 00:03:59,275 his security detail lost track of him. 109 00:03:59,299 --> 00:04:00,843 - Max? - There's no evidence yet 110 00:04:00,867 --> 00:04:03,012 on any closed-circuit we can access, 111 00:04:03,036 --> 00:04:05,147 and no signals to any of his contacts. 112 00:04:05,171 --> 00:04:06,682 What are the working theories? 113 00:04:06,706 --> 00:04:08,384 Could be a mob hit, 114 00:04:08,408 --> 00:04:12,221 some rival corporation trying to thwart the IPO, 115 00:04:12,245 --> 00:04:14,290 or it was state-ordered. 116 00:04:14,314 --> 00:04:15,891 We're working back channels 117 00:04:15,915 --> 00:04:17,493 to see if there's anything 118 00:04:17,517 --> 00:04:19,528 behind the Kremlin's public denials. 119 00:04:19,552 --> 00:04:21,030 - Sorry to interrupt. Uh, ma'am, it's time. - Oh. 120 00:04:21,054 --> 00:04:22,298 The president would like 121 00:04:22,322 --> 00:04:25,000 to watch her daughter's testimony before the House. 122 00:04:25,024 --> 00:04:27,369 We'll, uh, review the rest of the PDB privately. 123 00:04:27,393 --> 00:04:28,871 Thank you, everyone. 124 00:04:30,430 --> 00:04:33,876 Members of the Committee... 125 00:04:33,900 --> 00:04:36,745 we have before us charges against a sitting president, 126 00:04:36,769 --> 00:04:40,349 members of her administration, campaign staff and family, 127 00:04:40,373 --> 00:04:42,785 which, if shown to be true, 128 00:04:42,809 --> 00:04:46,322 pose a threat to the very heart of our constitutional democracy. 129 00:04:46,346 --> 00:04:49,325 We are united as Americans by our unwavering faith 130 00:04:49,349 --> 00:04:52,161 in the integrity of our elections. 131 00:04:52,185 --> 00:04:54,163 To thwart the voice of the people 132 00:04:54,187 --> 00:04:56,532 by manipulating ill-gotten information 133 00:04:56,556 --> 00:05:00,536 provided by a foreign enemy is an assault no one in this room, 134 00:05:00,560 --> 00:05:02,171 nay, this country, 135 00:05:02,195 --> 00:05:04,306 could or should ever tolerate. 136 00:05:04,330 --> 00:05:06,275 Ms. McCord... 137 00:05:06,299 --> 00:05:07,910 not only is your mother's reputation 138 00:05:07,934 --> 00:05:11,080 as an elected official at stake here today, 139 00:05:11,104 --> 00:05:13,549 but the soul of your country is as well. 140 00:05:13,573 --> 00:05:15,784 I would ask you to shine 141 00:05:15,808 --> 00:05:18,354 a clear and unwavering light upon all that you know 142 00:05:18,378 --> 00:05:21,196 and stand before us today as a citizen first. 143 00:05:22,081 --> 00:05:23,192 The chair now recognizes 144 00:05:23,216 --> 00:05:24,193 ranking representative member Heeney 145 00:05:24,217 --> 00:05:25,260 for his opening statement. 146 00:05:25,284 --> 00:05:27,536 Let's see that right hook, Heeney. 147 00:05:28,488 --> 00:05:30,699 Good afternoon, members of the Committee. 148 00:05:30,723 --> 00:05:32,401 Thank you for your testimony, Ms. McCord. 149 00:05:32,425 --> 00:05:34,169 We are here today to find out 150 00:05:34,193 --> 00:05:35,838 the truth, the truth of what happened 151 00:05:35,862 --> 00:05:38,507 between candidate McCord and the government of Iran 152 00:05:38,531 --> 00:05:40,743 in the run-up to the presidential election. 153 00:05:40,767 --> 00:05:43,045 We're also here to investigate 154 00:05:43,069 --> 00:05:45,347 all claims of obstruction of justice 155 00:05:45,371 --> 00:05:48,951 and, uh, campaign finance malfeasance. 156 00:05:48,975 --> 00:05:51,820 Ms. McCord, you do understand that it is your duty 157 00:05:51,844 --> 00:05:54,390 to answer all of our questions to the very best 158 00:05:54,414 --> 00:05:56,225 - of your ability... - Is he hungover? 159 00:05:56,249 --> 00:05:57,760 That's not good. 160 00:05:57,784 --> 00:05:59,728 Sorry to interrupt. I have INR. 161 00:05:59,752 --> 00:06:01,563 They said it's urgent. 162 00:06:01,587 --> 00:06:03,265 ...thank you, members of the Committee. 163 00:06:03,289 --> 00:06:04,867 ...that the testimony you're about to give 164 00:06:04,891 --> 00:06:05,934 is true and correct 165 00:06:05,958 --> 00:06:07,236 to the best of your knowledge, 166 00:06:07,260 --> 00:06:09,004 information and belief, so help you God? 167 00:06:09,028 --> 00:06:10,973 - I do. - INR just got a hit 168 00:06:10,997 --> 00:06:14,510 on Eli Volk in Moscow when his phone briefly went live. 169 00:06:14,534 --> 00:06:15,644 And? 170 00:06:15,668 --> 00:06:18,520 Seems he's in the Iranian embassy. 171 00:06:20,506 --> 00:06:23,152 Iran captured Eli Volk? 172 00:06:23,176 --> 00:06:24,853 Looks like they're trying to even the score 173 00:06:24,877 --> 00:06:26,855 for the capture of Reza Mousavi in Lebanon. 174 00:06:26,879 --> 00:06:28,891 Iran already hacked a German bank 175 00:06:28,915 --> 00:06:30,626 and crashed an oil tanker. 176 00:06:30,650 --> 00:06:32,961 - The score was even. - Well, not while 177 00:06:32,985 --> 00:06:35,764 we've got their Quds commander in detention. 178 00:06:35,788 --> 00:06:37,606 How do you want to answer? 179 00:06:38,991 --> 00:06:40,803 Blake? First I want to find out 180 00:06:40,827 --> 00:06:43,072 how much Russia knew about this. 181 00:06:43,096 --> 00:06:45,407 I need President Salnikov right away, please. 182 00:06:45,431 --> 00:06:47,042 Yes, ma'am. 183 00:06:48,734 --> 00:06:51,246 Well, at least the press can't say I was colluding with Iran 184 00:06:51,270 --> 00:06:53,315 - on this one. - Don't be so sure. 185 00:06:53,339 --> 00:06:57,058 Which means more headlines about Iran at the worst possible time. 186 00:06:58,845 --> 00:07:04,895 Subtitle sync and corrections by awaqeded for www.addic7ed.com. 187 00:07:09,127 --> 00:07:13,409 Good afternoon. What began as an inquiry 188 00:07:13,410 --> 00:07:16,456 into the alleged conspiracy by the McCord campaign 189 00:07:16,480 --> 00:07:18,325 to collude with Iran, 190 00:07:18,349 --> 00:07:20,026 under Senator Hanson's 191 00:07:20,050 --> 00:07:22,562 Senate Intelligence Committee investigation, 192 00:07:22,586 --> 00:07:25,065 widened to include questions 193 00:07:25,089 --> 00:07:28,235 wholly unrelated to that subject. 194 00:07:28,259 --> 00:07:31,638 This is simply the latest partisan attempt by Congress 195 00:07:31,662 --> 00:07:35,475 to destroy a duly elected president. 196 00:07:35,499 --> 00:07:37,944 The Justice Department failed to find 197 00:07:37,968 --> 00:07:41,314 any evidence of a campaign finance violation. 198 00:07:41,338 --> 00:07:42,783 So... 199 00:07:42,807 --> 00:07:45,124 why am I here? 200 00:07:46,143 --> 00:07:48,855 It can't be to offer new evidence 201 00:07:48,879 --> 00:07:51,224 of something the members of this committee... 202 00:07:51,248 --> 00:07:54,167 ...are fully aware never happened. 203 00:07:55,052 --> 00:07:57,531 It can only be for one purpose: 204 00:07:57,555 --> 00:08:01,434 to twist the facts and willfully mislead the public. 205 00:08:01,458 --> 00:08:04,404 When my mother was first chosen 206 00:08:04,428 --> 00:08:06,506 to serve as secretary of state, 207 00:08:06,530 --> 00:08:07,874 I dropped out of college, 208 00:08:07,898 --> 00:08:10,110 because being in the public eye 209 00:08:10,134 --> 00:08:12,245 made me want to disappear. 210 00:08:12,269 --> 00:08:15,415 Today, I welcome sitting before you, 211 00:08:15,439 --> 00:08:17,284 sweating through this jacket, 212 00:08:17,308 --> 00:08:19,719 so the American people can see that my mother 213 00:08:19,743 --> 00:08:22,455 is exactly the woman that they elected: 214 00:08:22,479 --> 00:08:25,125 a supreme patriot... 215 00:08:25,149 --> 00:08:27,594 and a tireless public servant. 216 00:08:27,618 --> 00:08:29,696 Thank you. 217 00:08:29,720 --> 00:08:31,431 Thank you for that statement, Ms. McCord. 218 00:08:31,455 --> 00:08:33,767 Uh, I for one agree that the charge 219 00:08:33,791 --> 00:08:36,036 of campaign finance violations has been fully adjudicated, 220 00:08:36,060 --> 00:08:38,778 and I have no further questions on that matter. 221 00:08:39,930 --> 00:08:41,641 I would like to turn our attention now 222 00:08:41,665 --> 00:08:43,910 to your employment by the Dalton administration. 223 00:08:43,934 --> 00:08:45,245 You were hired as an intern 224 00:08:45,269 --> 00:08:47,380 to Chief of Staff Russell Jackson, is that correct? 225 00:08:47,404 --> 00:08:49,282 - Yes. - And you began your tenure 226 00:08:49,306 --> 00:08:50,951 after your mother had assumed her role 227 00:08:50,975 --> 00:08:52,552 as secretary of state, is that correct? 228 00:08:52,576 --> 00:08:54,087 That's correct. 229 00:08:54,111 --> 00:08:56,156 An internship with the White House chief of staff 230 00:08:56,180 --> 00:08:58,225 is a... is a coveted job. 231 00:08:58,249 --> 00:08:59,893 Would you say you were engaged 232 00:08:59,917 --> 00:09:02,268 solely on the basis of your qualifications? 233 00:09:08,225 --> 00:09:10,370 Mr. Jackson was familiar with my qualifications, 234 00:09:10,394 --> 00:09:12,973 because I had approached him for a letter of recommendation 235 00:09:12,997 --> 00:09:14,407 for law school. 236 00:09:14,431 --> 00:09:17,477 Meaning you were, uh, you were the best candidate for the job. 237 00:09:17,501 --> 00:09:20,614 All I can say is that I was hired. 238 00:09:20,638 --> 00:09:25,318 The Committee is in, uh, receipt of five résumés 239 00:09:25,342 --> 00:09:26,920 under consideration by Mr. Jackson 240 00:09:26,944 --> 00:09:28,521 at the time of your hire. 241 00:09:28,545 --> 00:09:30,657 One candidate was a Rhodes scholar. 242 00:09:30,681 --> 00:09:32,559 Were you a Rhodes scholar? 243 00:09:32,583 --> 00:09:34,127 - Nope. - Another candidate 244 00:09:34,151 --> 00:09:36,229 was a Harvard Law School graduate who had, uh, 245 00:09:36,253 --> 00:09:37,530 clerked for Justice Breyer. 246 00:09:37,554 --> 00:09:40,267 At the time of your hire, had you attended law school? 247 00:09:40,291 --> 00:09:41,701 No, but... 248 00:09:41,725 --> 00:09:44,271 - Third candidate was... - Excuse me, Congressman, if... 249 00:09:44,295 --> 00:09:46,406 the point you're making is that there were 250 00:09:46,430 --> 00:09:49,709 other qualified candidates, Ms. McCord doesn't dispute that. 251 00:09:49,733 --> 00:09:51,444 The point I'm making is that President McCord 252 00:09:51,468 --> 00:09:53,747 has a long history of abusing privilege. 253 00:09:53,771 --> 00:09:56,483 A prime example being the pressure she brought to bear 254 00:09:56,507 --> 00:09:58,718 on Mr. Jackson to hire her daughter. 255 00:09:58,742 --> 00:10:00,320 There was no pressure. 256 00:10:00,344 --> 00:10:02,522 If Mr. Jackson favored me in any way, 257 00:10:02,546 --> 00:10:05,325 it may be because I happened to be in his office 258 00:10:05,349 --> 00:10:08,528 when he suffered a heart attack, and I got him critical care. 259 00:10:08,552 --> 00:10:10,530 If that is sufficient 260 00:10:10,554 --> 00:10:13,099 to outweigh the qualifications of a Rhodes scholar 261 00:10:13,123 --> 00:10:15,802 is for Mr. Jackson to answer, not me. 262 00:10:15,826 --> 00:10:18,571 Something we can certainly explore further. 263 00:10:18,595 --> 00:10:20,640 - Now let's move on. - That's how you do it. 264 00:10:20,664 --> 00:10:23,276 Well, glad my heart attack worked to her advantage. 265 00:10:23,300 --> 00:10:24,911 I have 266 00:10:24,935 --> 00:10:25,946 President Salnikov, ma'am. 267 00:10:25,970 --> 00:10:26,980 Ms. McCord, 268 00:10:27,004 --> 00:10:28,484 we've spent much of this afternoon... 269 00:10:31,408 --> 00:10:33,386 Good evening, Madam President. 270 00:10:33,410 --> 00:10:34,688 I'm sorry 271 00:10:34,712 --> 00:10:36,556 to disturb you so late, Mr. President. 272 00:10:36,580 --> 00:10:39,693 We've just gotten news on the capture of Eli Volk. 273 00:10:39,717 --> 00:10:41,728 Our intel shows he's being held 274 00:10:41,752 --> 00:10:44,264 in the Iranian embassy in Moscow. 275 00:10:44,288 --> 00:10:45,938 That is surprising. 276 00:10:46,824 --> 00:10:48,702 Yes, and I'm sure 277 00:10:48,726 --> 00:10:52,706 you agree this development is appalling and unacceptable. 278 00:10:52,730 --> 00:10:55,014 Have you contacted the embassy? 279 00:10:56,066 --> 00:10:59,412 Well, in light of recent events, Iran isn't 280 00:10:59,436 --> 00:11:01,114 taking our calls at the moment. 281 00:11:01,138 --> 00:11:03,516 Any information or help you can offer 282 00:11:03,540 --> 00:11:06,853 to get our citizen home would be most appreciated. 283 00:11:06,877 --> 00:11:08,555 We will do everything we can. 284 00:11:08,579 --> 00:11:11,858 As you know, the embassy is not under our jurisdiction. 285 00:11:11,882 --> 00:11:13,927 I'm aware of that, Mr. President. 286 00:11:13,951 --> 00:11:15,929 And I'm sure you're aware 287 00:11:15,953 --> 00:11:17,998 that Mr. Volk's illegal kidnapping 288 00:11:18,022 --> 00:11:20,000 is affecting the global market, 289 00:11:20,024 --> 00:11:23,737 which impacts your economy and ours. 290 00:11:23,761 --> 00:11:25,605 It seems to me, Madam President, 291 00:11:25,629 --> 00:11:28,174 the best way to stabilize the situation is 292 00:11:28,198 --> 00:11:29,909 to answer Iran directly 293 00:11:29,933 --> 00:11:31,911 for your own provocations. 294 00:11:31,935 --> 00:11:34,647 Thank you for your counsel. 295 00:11:34,671 --> 00:11:36,449 Let me add that 296 00:11:36,473 --> 00:11:39,719 if Mr. Volk steps one foot out of the embassy, 297 00:11:39,743 --> 00:11:43,189 we'll consider his well-being your direct responsibility. 298 00:11:43,213 --> 00:11:47,994 If anything were to prevent his swift and safe return home, 299 00:11:48,018 --> 00:11:49,996 there would be grave consequences. 300 00:11:50,020 --> 00:11:51,898 We are great admirers of Mr. Volk 301 00:11:51,922 --> 00:11:53,666 and stand by ready to help. 302 00:11:53,690 --> 00:11:55,902 Good night, Madam President. 303 00:11:55,926 --> 00:12:00,306 Did he just explain to us how embassies work? 304 00:12:00,330 --> 00:12:02,776 If he's stonewalling, I-I'm gonna need evidence 305 00:12:02,800 --> 00:12:04,110 of Russia's involvement. 306 00:12:04,134 --> 00:12:07,080 Reach out to the DNI, have them see if there are 307 00:12:07,104 --> 00:12:09,282 any recent deals between Russia and Iran, 308 00:12:09,306 --> 00:12:12,285 anything that even looks like a quid pro quo. 309 00:12:12,309 --> 00:12:14,387 Ma'am, it's time for the WTO. 310 00:12:14,411 --> 00:12:15,722 I'll reach out to Ephraim. 311 00:12:15,746 --> 00:12:17,897 Yeah, okay. 312 00:12:19,450 --> 00:12:21,428 How's she doing? 313 00:12:21,452 --> 00:12:23,530 You know like in Wonder Woman, 314 00:12:23,554 --> 00:12:25,504 when she fends off bullets with her bracelets? 315 00:12:26,523 --> 00:12:28,435 It's like that. 316 00:12:30,427 --> 00:12:33,006 Ms. McCord, how did you learn about your mother's, uh, role 317 00:12:33,030 --> 00:12:35,248 in the torture and murder of Iraqi detainees? 318 00:12:38,702 --> 00:12:41,648 I'm sorry. Is my mother on trial for the actions 319 00:12:41,672 --> 00:12:43,950 of the U.S. government during the war on terror? 320 00:12:43,974 --> 00:12:47,353 I have a text message that you sent 321 00:12:47,377 --> 00:12:49,889 seven years ago. 322 00:12:49,913 --> 00:12:51,057 "Don't ask my mom. 323 00:12:51,081 --> 00:12:52,459 "She totally lied about Iraq 324 00:12:52,483 --> 00:12:53,993 for my entire childhood." 325 00:12:54,017 --> 00:12:55,428 Uh, I was not aware 326 00:12:55,452 --> 00:12:56,930 that there was a House subpoena 327 00:12:56,954 --> 00:12:58,898 on Ms. McCord's private messages. 328 00:12:58,922 --> 00:13:01,207 This was offered by the recipient. 329 00:13:03,427 --> 00:13:06,506 Well, that was a seven-year-old comment taken out of context. 330 00:13:06,530 --> 00:13:08,007 There had been a recent bombing, 331 00:13:08,031 --> 00:13:10,910 and I think I was on my way to a peace rally. 332 00:13:10,934 --> 00:13:13,012 Did she or didn't she lie to you about Iraq? 333 00:13:13,036 --> 00:13:14,186 That's... 334 00:13:15,139 --> 00:13:16,916 If she had told me the truth, 335 00:13:16,940 --> 00:13:18,852 you would be raking her over the coals 336 00:13:18,876 --> 00:13:20,520 for revealing classified information. 337 00:13:20,544 --> 00:13:22,388 - So you admit she's a liar? - Ms. McCord 338 00:13:22,412 --> 00:13:25,091 is not here to discuss her personal conversations 339 00:13:25,115 --> 00:13:27,427 with her mother or her friends that have no bearing 340 00:13:27,451 --> 00:13:30,430 on the president's duties or this committee's charter. 341 00:13:30,454 --> 00:13:33,266 Why don't I move on to my next area of inquiry? 342 00:13:33,290 --> 00:13:35,335 - Thank you. - I want to ask you 343 00:13:35,359 --> 00:13:37,543 about your relationship with, uh, Dmitri Petrov. 344 00:13:38,962 --> 00:13:40,940 Yes. 345 00:13:40,964 --> 00:13:42,642 He was your date 346 00:13:42,666 --> 00:13:44,210 to the White House Correspondents' Dinner. 347 00:13:44,234 --> 00:13:45,411 Is that correct? 348 00:13:45,435 --> 00:13:46,679 Yes. 349 00:13:46,703 --> 00:13:48,681 How did you first meet Mr. Petrov? 350 00:13:48,705 --> 00:13:51,217 Uh, he was my father's student at the War College. 351 00:13:51,241 --> 00:13:52,685 Were you aware at the time 352 00:13:52,709 --> 00:13:54,487 that Mr. Petrov was an intelligence asset 353 00:13:54,511 --> 00:13:55,722 under your father's supervision? 354 00:13:55,746 --> 00:13:56,856 No. 355 00:13:56,880 --> 00:13:58,391 Were you aware that before you met 356 00:13:58,415 --> 00:14:00,693 Mr. Petrov, he was living in Phoenix, Arizona 357 00:14:00,717 --> 00:14:01,928 under a pseudonym 358 00:14:01,952 --> 00:14:03,863 where he was arrested for assault? 359 00:14:03,887 --> 00:14:06,466 I was not. 360 00:14:06,490 --> 00:14:08,401 Were you aware that Mr. Petrov was treated 361 00:14:08,425 --> 00:14:09,769 for opiate addiction shortly before 362 00:14:09,793 --> 00:14:11,977 you first met? 363 00:14:12,829 --> 00:14:14,407 No, I wasn't. 364 00:14:14,431 --> 00:14:16,276 I didn't know... the opiate... 365 00:14:16,300 --> 00:14:17,944 No. 366 00:14:17,968 --> 00:14:19,479 So your father allowed you to 367 00:14:19,503 --> 00:14:21,915 engage in a relationship with a violent opiate addict 368 00:14:21,939 --> 00:14:24,817 who was, at the time, a target of Russian assassins? 369 00:14:24,841 --> 00:14:26,152 - It's completely ridiculous. - Mr. Canning, 370 00:14:26,176 --> 00:14:27,887 this line of questioning has nothing to do with 371 00:14:27,911 --> 00:14:29,422 - an impeachment inquiry. - It has everything 372 00:14:29,446 --> 00:14:31,224 to do with President McCord's character, 373 00:14:31,248 --> 00:14:32,825 which is fundamental to this inquiry. 374 00:14:32,849 --> 00:14:34,761 Dmitri Petrov's efforts influenced 375 00:14:34,785 --> 00:14:36,496 America's foreign policy agenda, 376 00:14:36,520 --> 00:14:38,231 directly benefiting Elizabeth McCord 377 00:14:38,255 --> 00:14:41,134 at a time when she was plotting her own political future. 378 00:14:41,158 --> 00:14:43,069 The McCords wanted to keep him on a leash 379 00:14:43,093 --> 00:14:44,404 in case they needed him again. 380 00:14:44,428 --> 00:14:46,105 And in blatant disregard of protocol, 381 00:14:46,129 --> 00:14:47,273 they deployed their own daughter 382 00:14:47,297 --> 00:14:49,676 to aid in their own self-serving mission. 383 00:14:49,700 --> 00:14:51,778 - That is completely outrageous. - Point of order. 384 00:14:51,802 --> 00:14:54,113 You have exceeded your time, Mr. Chairman. 385 00:14:54,137 --> 00:14:55,982 Aah! Put me out of my misery. 386 00:14:56,006 --> 00:14:58,851 Heeney better put him in a box. 387 00:14:58,875 --> 00:15:00,753 Are you currently employed, Ms. McCord? 388 00:15:00,777 --> 00:15:05,091 Yes, I am a project manager at the Human Amnesty Association. 389 00:15:05,115 --> 00:15:07,093 And I just want to say for one, 390 00:15:07,117 --> 00:15:09,229 I am very grateful 391 00:15:09,253 --> 00:15:12,365 for the vital humanitarian work that you're doing there. 392 00:15:12,389 --> 00:15:13,466 Thank you. 393 00:15:13,490 --> 00:15:14,634 And can I just ask... 394 00:15:14,658 --> 00:15:16,302 and sorry if this is a little off topic... but 395 00:15:16,326 --> 00:15:17,637 how did your status 396 00:15:17,661 --> 00:15:20,840 as First Daughter help you get this position? 397 00:15:20,864 --> 00:15:22,342 It didn't. 398 00:15:22,366 --> 00:15:24,344 Um, I was actually told 399 00:15:24,368 --> 00:15:26,713 that my security requirements were a concern. 400 00:15:26,737 --> 00:15:29,115 But I like to think that my passion 401 00:15:29,139 --> 00:15:31,818 for the work and my degree in social justice law 402 00:15:31,842 --> 00:15:34,120 helped mitigate those challenges. 403 00:15:34,144 --> 00:15:35,922 Uh, meaning you're not in the habit 404 00:15:35,946 --> 00:15:37,257 of using your personal connections 405 00:15:37,281 --> 00:15:38,858 for career advancement? 406 00:15:38,882 --> 00:15:39,792 No, I'm not. 407 00:15:39,816 --> 00:15:40,960 Take that, nepotism. 408 00:15:40,984 --> 00:15:42,195 Thank you. 409 00:15:42,219 --> 00:15:44,631 I'll yield the rest of my time to the chairman. 410 00:15:44,655 --> 00:15:45,832 Wait. What? 411 00:15:45,856 --> 00:15:47,467 What is he... Don't yield! 412 00:15:47,491 --> 00:15:49,836 I'd like to go back to Mr. Petrov. 413 00:15:49,860 --> 00:15:51,671 Because it seems to me that 414 00:15:51,695 --> 00:15:53,906 the American public deserves to know the truth 415 00:15:53,930 --> 00:15:57,243 of your parents' involvement in this, uh... this relationship. 416 00:15:57,267 --> 00:15:59,312 Congressman, my parents were not involved 417 00:15:59,336 --> 00:16:01,147 - in my relationship. - So you were not complicit 418 00:16:01,171 --> 00:16:02,749 in your parents' manipulation of Dmitri Petrov? 419 00:16:02,773 --> 00:16:03,983 They deceived you, as well? 420 00:16:04,007 --> 00:16:05,518 - That's... that... - Mr. Canning. 421 00:16:05,542 --> 00:16:07,420 - Mr. Canning? This isn't croquet! - That's not... 422 00:16:07,444 --> 00:16:08,755 - What the hell is he afraid of? - They couldn't have manipulated 423 00:16:08,779 --> 00:16:10,223 Mr. Petrov because they didn't know 424 00:16:10,247 --> 00:16:11,924 that I was seeing him at first. 425 00:16:11,948 --> 00:16:13,926 Huh. 426 00:16:13,950 --> 00:16:17,297 So, you've come here to defend your mother, 427 00:16:17,321 --> 00:16:20,867 but it turns out that you are just as deceitful as she is. 428 00:16:20,891 --> 00:16:22,602 Wha...? 429 00:16:22,626 --> 00:16:25,405 I'm sorry. That's not at all accurate. 430 00:16:25,429 --> 00:16:27,507 Given this witness's admitted disregard 431 00:16:27,531 --> 00:16:29,108 for the truth, I don't think 432 00:16:29,132 --> 00:16:31,611 further questioning would be fruitful. 433 00:16:31,635 --> 00:16:34,386 You're excused. 434 00:16:45,716 --> 00:16:48,127 Guys, I am so sorry. 435 00:16:48,151 --> 00:16:50,263 - No. What? Are you kidding? - What? No. Are you kidding? 436 00:16:50,287 --> 00:16:51,464 We're sorry. I just... 437 00:16:51,488 --> 00:16:53,032 That never should have happened, Stevie... 438 00:16:53,056 --> 00:16:54,767 He started hammering me with all these questions. 439 00:16:54,791 --> 00:16:56,569 - I didn't know about Dmitri... - Listen. No. I-I... 440 00:16:56,593 --> 00:16:58,471 - It never should have happened. - It's my fault. I should have told you 441 00:16:58,495 --> 00:16:59,772 - about Dmitri's history. - No, it is not. You-you... 442 00:16:59,796 --> 00:17:02,008 - But I... - It is not your fault. I... 443 00:17:02,032 --> 00:17:03,976 You didn't even know that we were dating. 444 00:17:04,000 --> 00:17:05,645 That is totally on me. 445 00:17:05,669 --> 00:17:09,593 Stevie, none of this is on you, sweetheart. 446 00:17:09,594 --> 00:17:12,218 You were so brave and so good. 447 00:17:14,653 --> 00:17:17,893 Yesterday turned an internship and a boyfriend 448 00:17:17,894 --> 00:17:20,139 into a bloodbath we'll be mopping up for months. 449 00:17:20,163 --> 00:17:22,641 We're not throwing another one of you to the lions. 450 00:17:22,665 --> 00:17:24,710 I'm already under subpoena. I'm not backing out. 451 00:17:24,734 --> 00:17:27,646 We'd be well within our rights to claim spousal privilege. 452 00:17:27,670 --> 00:17:29,548 And let it seem like we're in retreat? 453 00:17:29,572 --> 00:17:32,689 No. That would confirm every lie they threw out there yesterday. 454 00:17:32,690 --> 00:17:34,146 I still can't even follow what Canning thought 455 00:17:34,147 --> 00:17:35,211 he was trying to build. 456 00:17:35,212 --> 00:17:38,210 Somehow your daughter dating a Russian asset helped you 457 00:17:38,211 --> 00:17:39,622 shore up political power? 458 00:17:39,646 --> 00:17:41,103 - He was spinning. - And Heeney 459 00:17:41,104 --> 00:17:42,848 was holding the yarn. 460 00:17:42,872 --> 00:17:45,084 So much for having an ally up there. 461 00:17:45,108 --> 00:17:46,585 Which is why I need to testify. 462 00:17:46,609 --> 00:17:48,254 I'm the one that brought Dmitri 463 00:17:48,278 --> 00:17:49,488 into Special Activities Division. 464 00:17:49,512 --> 00:17:51,624 I can vouch for his value as an asset. 465 00:17:51,648 --> 00:17:52,858 They are making him the question. 466 00:17:52,882 --> 00:17:54,293 I'm the one that can answer it. 467 00:17:54,317 --> 00:17:56,128 My concern is how much 468 00:17:56,152 --> 00:17:57,730 of this Petrov case is still classified. 469 00:17:57,754 --> 00:17:59,732 Your hands will be tied. 470 00:17:59,756 --> 00:18:01,734 Make it a closed hearing. 471 00:18:01,758 --> 00:18:04,236 They smeared Stevie publicly. I want to answer it publicly. 472 00:18:04,260 --> 00:18:05,871 It's the only way 473 00:18:05,895 --> 00:18:09,375 that we can fully answer these insane allegations. 474 00:18:09,399 --> 00:18:11,377 Congress can always release 475 00:18:11,401 --> 00:18:13,445 a redacted transcript if there are accusations of a cover-up. 476 00:18:13,469 --> 00:18:15,714 - If you think it's best. - Can we... 477 00:18:15,738 --> 00:18:18,890 limit the questions to Petrov, at least? 478 00:18:20,109 --> 00:18:21,687 No. 479 00:18:21,711 --> 00:18:23,722 We'll answer whatever questions they have. 480 00:18:23,746 --> 00:18:26,292 Let the chairman know the hearing will be closed. 481 00:18:26,316 --> 00:18:27,660 Thank you, everyone. 482 00:18:27,684 --> 00:18:29,601 That's it. 483 00:18:36,926 --> 00:18:38,543 I'll fix it. 484 00:18:50,707 --> 00:18:52,651 Hey. How are you? 485 00:18:52,675 --> 00:18:54,086 Good. 486 00:18:54,110 --> 00:18:56,088 Sorry I didn't call last night. 487 00:18:56,112 --> 00:18:57,189 Oh, I know. 488 00:18:57,213 --> 00:18:58,924 It was a... 489 00:18:58,948 --> 00:19:00,626 it was a crazy day. 490 00:19:00,650 --> 00:19:02,801 Yeah. 491 00:19:03,653 --> 00:19:04,830 I was thinking about... 492 00:19:04,854 --> 00:19:06,465 Yeah, I don't know if, um, you... 493 00:19:06,489 --> 00:19:07,633 Sorry. 494 00:19:07,657 --> 00:19:08,801 No, go ahead. 495 00:19:08,825 --> 00:19:10,836 No. You. 496 00:19:10,860 --> 00:19:12,972 Um... 497 00:19:12,996 --> 00:19:15,374 Uh, some of the things you heard about me... 498 00:19:15,398 --> 00:19:18,510 the assault charge in Phoenix... I didn't hurt anyone. 499 00:19:18,534 --> 00:19:20,546 I-I smashed a television. It was stupid. 500 00:19:20,570 --> 00:19:22,548 Okay, yeah, the... 501 00:19:22,572 --> 00:19:25,251 Actually, the only thing that really threw me was, um... 502 00:19:25,275 --> 00:19:27,987 was the addiction recovery. 503 00:19:28,011 --> 00:19:29,455 I know. 504 00:19:29,479 --> 00:19:33,058 Uh, it was, uh, pain medication for some injuries 505 00:19:33,082 --> 00:19:34,560 that I suffered in Russia. 506 00:19:34,584 --> 00:19:37,696 Oh. Okay. 507 00:19:37,720 --> 00:19:39,832 I just... I dated an addict once before, 508 00:19:39,856 --> 00:19:41,834 and, uh, just made me wonder 509 00:19:41,858 --> 00:19:43,969 if it's a thing with me, or... 510 00:19:43,993 --> 00:19:45,671 No, it's not a thing with me. 511 00:19:45,695 --> 00:19:48,707 I've never done anything since treatment. Never. 512 00:19:48,731 --> 00:19:50,882 Okay. 513 00:19:51,734 --> 00:19:54,013 This is so weird. 514 00:19:54,037 --> 00:19:57,149 I'm sorry I keep bringing you and your family so much trouble. 515 00:19:57,173 --> 00:19:59,852 Hey, uh, can-can we meet up, um, 516 00:19:59,876 --> 00:20:02,488 so we can talk in person? 517 00:20:02,512 --> 00:20:05,124 Yeah. 518 00:20:05,148 --> 00:20:08,193 I think I just need a little time 519 00:20:08,217 --> 00:20:10,368 to think things through first. 520 00:20:11,220 --> 00:20:13,032 Of course. 521 00:20:13,056 --> 00:20:15,034 But I'll call you soon, okay? 522 00:20:15,058 --> 00:20:16,402 Okay. 523 00:20:16,426 --> 00:20:18,370 I'll-I'll talk to you then. 524 00:20:18,394 --> 00:20:20,545 Okay. 525 00:20:27,870 --> 00:20:31,417 "USAID has prioritized emergency 526 00:20:31,441 --> 00:20:33,385 response programs for vulnerable population groups..." 527 00:20:33,409 --> 00:20:34,520 - Ma'am? - Uh... 528 00:20:34,544 --> 00:20:35,921 Ephraim Ware. 529 00:20:35,945 --> 00:20:38,824 I was just forcing Russell to get some steps in with me. 530 00:20:38,848 --> 00:20:42,461 Ah. You know, FDR used to work at a desk out here. 531 00:20:42,485 --> 00:20:44,536 So say the White House archives. 532 00:20:45,555 --> 00:20:47,706 I'll let you run the country now. 533 00:20:48,758 --> 00:20:50,436 Ma'am, we have evidence 534 00:20:50,460 --> 00:20:53,072 of Russia's possible cooperation with Iran 535 00:20:53,096 --> 00:20:55,074 in the capture of Eli Volk. 536 00:20:55,098 --> 00:20:57,242 I really didn't want to be right about that. 537 00:20:57,266 --> 00:21:00,245 This is a direct transfer from the State Bank 538 00:21:00,269 --> 00:21:04,450 of Iran to a private account traced to President Salnikov. 539 00:21:04,474 --> 00:21:07,319 The payment appears to be connected to a recent deal 540 00:21:07,343 --> 00:21:09,288 for Russia to develop Iranian oil fields. 541 00:21:09,312 --> 00:21:11,156 What kind of oil deal 542 00:21:11,180 --> 00:21:13,392 pays directly into a president's pocket? 543 00:21:13,416 --> 00:21:15,661 You have confidence in this intelligence? 544 00:21:15,685 --> 00:21:18,364 Entirely. I'll also point out 545 00:21:18,388 --> 00:21:20,399 that the date of the transfer is 546 00:21:20,423 --> 00:21:23,335 less than 48 hours after our SEAL team's 547 00:21:23,359 --> 00:21:25,571 capture of Reza Mousavi in Lebanon. 548 00:21:25,595 --> 00:21:27,272 Yeah, well, Iran didn't waste any time 549 00:21:27,296 --> 00:21:28,807 hatching a counterattack. 550 00:21:28,831 --> 00:21:31,443 Or it's a striking coincidence. 551 00:21:31,467 --> 00:21:32,811 Thanks, Ephraim. 552 00:21:32,835 --> 00:21:34,313 Ma'am. 553 00:21:34,337 --> 00:21:36,915 Madam President, perhaps your own charges 554 00:21:36,939 --> 00:21:39,585 of collusion with Iran have confused you. 555 00:21:39,609 --> 00:21:43,489 There is nothing covert in an oil deal between two allies. 556 00:21:43,513 --> 00:21:47,459 This agreement with Iran was widely reported in the press. 557 00:21:47,483 --> 00:21:49,194 True. 558 00:21:49,218 --> 00:21:53,332 What wasn't widely reported was how much you, Mr. President, 559 00:21:53,356 --> 00:21:55,401 were personally enriched by this deal. 560 00:21:55,425 --> 00:21:59,104 I-I have here records of multiple transfers 561 00:21:59,128 --> 00:22:01,974 to an account we've traced to you personally 562 00:22:01,998 --> 00:22:04,276 from the State Bank of Iran. 563 00:22:04,300 --> 00:22:08,113 All of which happened days before Eli Volk's capture. 564 00:22:08,137 --> 00:22:10,749 Something I appreciated about your predecessor 565 00:22:10,773 --> 00:22:13,352 was that he never spoke in innuendo. 566 00:22:13,376 --> 00:22:15,788 It's something wives do, not leaders. 567 00:22:15,812 --> 00:22:18,223 Well, I thank you, Maxim, 568 00:22:18,247 --> 00:22:20,626 for another lesson in statecraft. 569 00:22:20,650 --> 00:22:23,595 Let me be more direct, then: 570 00:22:23,619 --> 00:22:25,364 Either you take immediate steps 571 00:22:25,388 --> 00:22:27,566 to get Iran to return our citizen 572 00:22:27,590 --> 00:22:30,636 and avoid further conflict with the United States, 573 00:22:30,660 --> 00:22:32,471 or the people of Russia will soon know 574 00:22:32,495 --> 00:22:34,273 how much you've personally gained 575 00:22:34,297 --> 00:22:37,209 at the expense of your comrades. 576 00:22:37,233 --> 00:22:39,812 I hope that's not too indirect. 577 00:22:39,836 --> 00:22:41,847 Your threats are quite clear; 578 00:22:41,871 --> 00:22:43,715 however, the fact remains 579 00:22:43,739 --> 00:22:46,318 that your citizen is being held 580 00:22:46,342 --> 00:22:49,555 in the sovereign territory of the Iranian embassy. 581 00:22:49,579 --> 00:22:51,457 Therefore, I cannot... 582 00:22:51,481 --> 00:22:55,527 I-I'm not asking you to violate Iran's sovereignty. 583 00:22:55,551 --> 00:22:58,497 I'm asking you to reach out to your ally to arrange 584 00:22:58,521 --> 00:23:02,935 the secret transfer of Eli Volk from Moscow to Tehran. 585 00:23:02,959 --> 00:23:06,071 And then I'd like you to inform us immediately 586 00:23:06,095 --> 00:23:08,407 of the details of the flight plan. 587 00:23:08,431 --> 00:23:10,582 You have 12 hours to make the arrangement. 588 00:23:12,702 --> 00:23:15,948 He's so right about the direct approach. 589 00:23:15,972 --> 00:23:20,759 I-It really is more... efficient. 590 00:23:22,145 --> 00:23:23,856 I'll reach out to Defense. 591 00:23:48,905 --> 00:23:50,055 We're on. 592 00:23:54,677 --> 00:23:57,556 Ma'am, we successfully intercepted 593 00:23:57,580 --> 00:23:59,525 the jet carrying Eli Volk 594 00:23:59,549 --> 00:24:01,493 once it left Russian air space. 595 00:24:01,517 --> 00:24:05,063 His plane has landed and is on the tarmac at Incirlik. 596 00:24:05,087 --> 00:24:07,032 Once the hostage deplanes, a Delta Force Team 597 00:24:07,056 --> 00:24:08,667 will secure the aircraft. 598 00:24:08,691 --> 00:24:10,302 Looks like Salnikov came through. 599 00:24:10,326 --> 00:24:12,204 Any contact from Iran? 600 00:24:12,228 --> 00:24:14,646 Nothing official. We're trying back channels. 601 00:24:15,498 --> 00:24:17,449 Alpha Team, execute secure package. 602 00:24:25,241 --> 00:24:29,160 Switch camera view to door side. 603 00:24:30,846 --> 00:24:32,658 First step will be to establish communication 604 00:24:32,682 --> 00:24:34,193 with the cockpit. 605 00:24:34,217 --> 00:24:35,827 Get proof of life on Volk. 606 00:24:35,851 --> 00:24:38,497 Eyes on the door. 607 00:24:38,521 --> 00:24:40,305 The door is opening. 608 00:24:48,397 --> 00:24:52,377 Send Eli Volk out of the plane now. 609 00:24:52,401 --> 00:24:55,420 Eli Volk... 610 00:24:57,139 --> 00:24:58,217 I repeat, send Eli Volk... 611 00:25:00,309 --> 00:25:01,853 Hey, we got a civilian in there! 612 00:25:01,877 --> 00:25:03,622 - Hold fire. Hold fire. - Pull them back. 613 00:25:03,646 --> 00:25:04,796 Hold fire! 614 00:25:05,548 --> 00:25:06,625 Pop smoke and take cover. 615 00:25:06,649 --> 00:25:07,826 Popping smoke. 616 00:25:13,620 --> 00:25:15,164 They're surrounded by U.S. troops. 617 00:25:15,188 --> 00:25:17,339 - How do they think this ends? - For all we know, 618 00:25:17,340 --> 00:25:19,452 that cargo bay's full of C-4. 619 00:25:19,476 --> 00:25:20,720 How's our casualty? 620 00:25:20,744 --> 00:25:21,888 Stable. 621 00:25:21,912 --> 00:25:23,747 We've got him on a medevac to Landstuhl. 622 00:25:23,748 --> 00:25:25,559 What about Volk? 623 00:25:25,583 --> 00:25:27,694 We're working on re-establishing comms. 624 00:25:27,718 --> 00:25:29,196 Infrared shows that he's in there, 625 00:25:29,220 --> 00:25:30,831 but they've blocked our view of the cabin. 626 00:25:30,855 --> 00:25:33,934 So he could be wounded or dying for all we know. 627 00:25:33,958 --> 00:25:36,303 No moves until we get word on Volk. 628 00:25:36,327 --> 00:25:37,437 Copy that. 629 00:25:37,461 --> 00:25:40,874 Let's just calm this down. 630 00:25:40,898 --> 00:25:42,276 Ephraim? 631 00:25:42,300 --> 00:25:45,579 We just got SIGINT from Syria and Southern Lebanon. 632 00:25:45,603 --> 00:25:47,314 Iranian proxy forces 633 00:25:47,338 --> 00:25:49,783 are activating on the Israeli border. 634 00:25:49,807 --> 00:25:52,653 Ma'am, if Hezbollah launches their short range missiles, 635 00:25:52,677 --> 00:25:54,154 hundreds could be killed. 636 00:25:54,178 --> 00:25:56,390 It's saber-rattling. Shiraz doesn't want 637 00:25:56,414 --> 00:25:59,359 the Middle East igniting over this any more than we do. 638 00:25:59,383 --> 00:26:01,194 - I'd rather not count on that. - But... 639 00:26:01,218 --> 00:26:03,297 Uh, Susan's right. 640 00:26:03,321 --> 00:26:06,473 But we have to give Shiraz something so he has cover. 641 00:26:07,658 --> 00:26:09,269 Let's get Tehran. 642 00:26:09,293 --> 00:26:11,338 Get us President Shiraz as soon as possible. 643 00:26:11,362 --> 00:26:14,207 All due respect, ma'am, you are under 644 00:26:14,231 --> 00:26:16,910 an impeachment investigation for colluding with Iran. 645 00:26:16,934 --> 00:26:19,179 Is this really the time for appeasement? 646 00:26:19,203 --> 00:26:21,081 I'm gonna lead with a stick. 647 00:26:21,105 --> 00:26:22,916 I just want a carrot on the end of it. 648 00:26:22,940 --> 00:26:25,118 I have Shiraz on the line, ma'am. 649 00:26:25,142 --> 00:26:27,387 Get him on the screen. 650 00:26:27,411 --> 00:26:31,091 Ellen, are we prepared for a retaliatory strike? 651 00:26:31,115 --> 00:26:32,392 Yes, ma'am. 652 00:26:32,416 --> 00:26:33,927 Sixth Fleet is on standby in the Gulf. 653 00:26:33,951 --> 00:26:35,228 We can have F-18s 654 00:26:35,252 --> 00:26:37,564 over Bandar-e 'Abbas in ten minutes. 655 00:26:37,588 --> 00:26:40,167 Can we discuss what you're planning to offer first? 656 00:26:40,191 --> 00:26:42,636 Russell, I'm trying to prevent a shooting war in the Middle East. 657 00:26:42,660 --> 00:26:44,471 We can talk about how it plays in the press later. 658 00:26:44,495 --> 00:26:45,639 President Shiraz. 659 00:26:45,663 --> 00:26:47,708 It seems we have a situation. 660 00:26:47,732 --> 00:26:50,043 No, you have a situation. 661 00:26:50,067 --> 00:26:51,511 You can resolve it by returning 662 00:26:51,535 --> 00:26:54,614 our citizen Reza Mousavi immediately. 663 00:26:54,638 --> 00:26:58,251 Let's take a beat here. 664 00:26:58,275 --> 00:27:01,455 You've got an American held hostage by armed guards. 665 00:27:01,479 --> 00:27:04,324 We've got you surrounded by American troops 666 00:27:04,348 --> 00:27:06,226 on a military base. 667 00:27:06,250 --> 00:27:09,029 And now you've got Hezbollah aiming rockets at Tel Aviv. 668 00:27:09,053 --> 00:27:12,599 Have you asked yourself where this ends? 669 00:27:12,623 --> 00:27:15,068 It ends where it began: 670 00:27:15,092 --> 00:27:16,603 with Iran defending itself 671 00:27:16,627 --> 00:27:18,939 against U.S. imperial aggression. 672 00:27:18,963 --> 00:27:22,342 Do you honestly think bullying is the way to go here? 673 00:27:22,366 --> 00:27:25,445 Because I'll tell you what bullying gets you, Najid. 674 00:27:25,469 --> 00:27:28,482 It gets you a firestorm of Tomahawk Missiles 675 00:27:28,506 --> 00:27:31,151 and smart bombs annihilating your offensive capabilities 676 00:27:31,175 --> 00:27:34,855 before you can even think about responding. 677 00:27:34,879 --> 00:27:36,790 And then your only consolation 678 00:27:36,814 --> 00:27:40,800 will be a proxy war with Israel that you cannot win. 679 00:27:42,353 --> 00:27:44,331 In the next 30 minutes, 680 00:27:44,355 --> 00:27:48,201 Eli Volk is going to walk off that plane. 681 00:27:48,225 --> 00:27:52,205 No shots will be fired on our side or yours. 682 00:27:52,229 --> 00:27:54,474 Your plane, 683 00:27:54,498 --> 00:27:57,611 and everyone on it, will return peacefully to Iran 684 00:27:57,635 --> 00:28:01,621 and we'll continue our talks about cyber attacks another day. 685 00:28:11,415 --> 00:28:14,094 I will bring your proposal to the Supreme Leader 686 00:28:14,118 --> 00:28:16,229 for his consideration. 687 00:28:16,253 --> 00:28:18,972 Thank you. 688 00:28:20,111 --> 00:28:22,869 Well played, Madam President. 689 00:28:22,893 --> 00:28:24,704 Let's hope that was enough of a carrot. 690 00:28:24,728 --> 00:28:27,814 It was plenty of stick. 691 00:29:29,326 --> 00:29:32,772 Dr. McCord, six years ago, when you worked 692 00:29:32,796 --> 00:29:34,908 for Defense Intelligence, you recruited a Russian soldier 693 00:29:34,932 --> 00:29:37,344 named Dimitri Petrov as an agent 694 00:29:37,368 --> 00:29:39,246 to spy on Russia, is that correct? 695 00:29:39,270 --> 00:29:40,614 I did. 696 00:29:40,638 --> 00:29:42,048 And you did so by providing experimental 697 00:29:42,072 --> 00:29:43,517 life-saving treatment to his sister, 698 00:29:43,541 --> 00:29:46,486 who was suffering from fibrosarcoma. 699 00:29:46,510 --> 00:29:48,488 Yes. And he performed an invaluable service 700 00:29:48,512 --> 00:29:51,324 to the United States by providing critical intelligence 701 00:29:51,348 --> 00:29:53,827 that helped prevent a Russian invasion of Ukraine. 702 00:29:53,851 --> 00:29:56,530 Subsequent to, uh, Mr. Petrov's invaluable service, 703 00:29:56,554 --> 00:29:58,598 Russia engaged in treaty negotiations 704 00:29:58,622 --> 00:30:00,600 with the United States, which necessitated 705 00:30:00,624 --> 00:30:04,037 the identification and capture of Mr. Petrov, correct? 706 00:30:04,061 --> 00:30:06,139 I can't get into the details of that, 707 00:30:06,163 --> 00:30:08,909 but Mr. Petrov, regrettably, 708 00:30:08,933 --> 00:30:11,945 was collateral damage for the sake of national security. 709 00:30:11,969 --> 00:30:13,647 Yeah, but he underwent torture. 710 00:30:13,671 --> 00:30:15,549 Correct. 711 00:30:15,573 --> 00:30:17,951 Dr. McCord, you, uh, you personally worked 712 00:30:17,975 --> 00:30:20,654 to have Mr. Petrov released and repatriated 713 00:30:20,678 --> 00:30:22,889 - to the United States, is that correct? - I did. 714 00:30:22,913 --> 00:30:24,925 Are you aware of the maxim that, uh, 715 00:30:24,949 --> 00:30:26,860 once an agent has been turned, 716 00:30:26,884 --> 00:30:29,362 he or she can be turned again? 717 00:30:29,386 --> 00:30:31,998 That's a gross oversimplification. 718 00:30:32,022 --> 00:30:33,833 Mr. Petrov was a unique asset 719 00:30:33,857 --> 00:30:36,069 with an unparalleled knowledge base. 720 00:30:36,093 --> 00:30:38,171 I recruited him only after he was fully vetted. 721 00:30:38,195 --> 00:30:39,706 Were you aware of his opioid addiction 722 00:30:39,730 --> 00:30:41,808 when you brought him on at Special Activities Division? 723 00:30:41,832 --> 00:30:43,343 I learned of that later. 724 00:30:43,367 --> 00:30:46,179 So your vetting was less than thorough. 725 00:30:46,203 --> 00:30:49,149 Excuse me, Congressman, I once again fail to see 726 00:30:49,173 --> 00:30:51,051 how these questions have anything to do 727 00:30:51,075 --> 00:30:52,519 with President McCord. 728 00:30:52,543 --> 00:30:54,354 I'm establishing that connection right now, Counselor. 729 00:30:54,378 --> 00:30:57,190 Dr. McCord, after your wife became 730 00:30:57,214 --> 00:30:58,892 Secretary of State, she installed you 731 00:30:58,916 --> 00:31:01,595 as President Dalton's ethics advisor, didn't she? 732 00:31:01,619 --> 00:31:03,096 Uh, she did not. 733 00:31:03,120 --> 00:31:05,565 President Dalton independently sought me out 734 00:31:05,589 --> 00:31:07,534 for my expertise in the field. 735 00:31:07,558 --> 00:31:10,036 How many previous presidents had, uh, sought you out? 736 00:31:10,060 --> 00:31:11,404 I was a member of the faculty 737 00:31:11,428 --> 00:31:13,540 at the National War College, a qualification 738 00:31:13,564 --> 00:31:16,076 that was sought out by previous administrations. 739 00:31:16,100 --> 00:31:18,278 But not you personally. 740 00:31:18,302 --> 00:31:20,981 And your job as ethics advisor in your wife's administration, 741 00:31:21,005 --> 00:31:23,183 was that, uh, was that based on merit? 742 00:31:23,207 --> 00:31:27,187 Congressman, if you're going to slander my family, 743 00:31:27,211 --> 00:31:29,556 please have the courage to say what you mean. 744 00:31:29,580 --> 00:31:32,058 You knew years ago your wife was going to run for president. 745 00:31:32,082 --> 00:31:33,693 That is completely false. 746 00:31:33,717 --> 00:31:34,961 So to burnish her credentials, 747 00:31:34,985 --> 00:31:37,430 you identified an unstable addict 748 00:31:37,454 --> 00:31:39,666 and manipulated him to put his life in danger 749 00:31:39,690 --> 00:31:42,002 to further your wife's diplomatic agenda. 750 00:31:42,026 --> 00:31:43,270 That's pure fiction. 751 00:31:43,294 --> 00:31:44,704 And after Russia captured him, 752 00:31:44,728 --> 00:31:46,940 no doubt compelling him to reveal American secrets, 753 00:31:46,964 --> 00:31:49,509 you had the wisdom to give this addict 754 00:31:49,533 --> 00:31:52,279 a classified job as a payoff. 755 00:31:52,303 --> 00:31:54,056 Do you have evidence of any of these allegations? 756 00:31:54,057 --> 00:31:55,749 Finally, to sweeten the deal, you set him up 757 00:31:55,773 --> 00:31:56,712 with your own daughter. 758 00:31:56,713 --> 00:31:58,757 All so President McCord could have a man 759 00:31:58,781 --> 00:32:01,593 on retainer who owed the McCords his life. 760 00:32:01,617 --> 00:32:03,195 And his sister's life. 761 00:32:03,219 --> 00:32:06,231 And if ethical questions were raised about his retention, 762 00:32:06,255 --> 00:32:08,700 about anything your wife wanted to do, well, 763 00:32:08,724 --> 00:32:12,004 she had the White House ethics advisor to brush those aside. 764 00:32:12,028 --> 00:32:14,740 Congressman, if you were a freshman in my ethics class, 765 00:32:14,764 --> 00:32:16,541 I would give you an "F." 766 00:32:16,565 --> 00:32:18,343 You have no logic... 767 00:32:18,367 --> 00:32:20,345 - Really, Professor, because I think... - May I finish? 768 00:32:20,369 --> 00:32:23,282 O-Or is-is that how this works? 769 00:32:23,306 --> 00:32:25,936 You get to make up whatever you want and I don't get to answer? 770 00:32:26,809 --> 00:32:28,253 Please. 771 00:32:28,277 --> 00:32:31,657 Most of us think of ethics as the rules of moral behavior. 772 00:32:31,681 --> 00:32:33,125 You are what you do. 773 00:32:33,149 --> 00:32:34,993 But I teach a more theological approach 774 00:32:35,017 --> 00:32:37,296 called virtue ethics. 775 00:32:37,320 --> 00:32:40,098 Virtue ethics says that who we are 776 00:32:40,122 --> 00:32:42,000 is not determined by the actions we take, 777 00:32:42,024 --> 00:32:43,902 but why we take them. 778 00:32:43,926 --> 00:32:46,071 So you can't just spin out some wild theory based on 779 00:32:46,095 --> 00:32:48,307 a few cherry-picked facts from my wife's record. 780 00:32:48,331 --> 00:32:51,243 You have to consider her motives. 781 00:32:51,267 --> 00:32:53,111 And if you look at Elizabeth McCord's 782 00:32:53,135 --> 00:32:55,614 decades-long record of service, 783 00:32:55,638 --> 00:32:58,483 you see a woman clearly motivated 784 00:32:58,507 --> 00:33:00,419 by Plato's four key virtues: 785 00:33:00,443 --> 00:33:04,929 wisdom, courage, temperance and justice. 786 00:33:06,415 --> 00:33:09,234 I suggest you look into them. 787 00:33:11,087 --> 00:33:15,200 I'm sure you believe your wife is infallible, Dr. McCord, 788 00:33:15,224 --> 00:33:17,402 just as I believe you think your posts 789 00:33:17,426 --> 00:33:19,204 in the Dalton and McCord administrations 790 00:33:19,228 --> 00:33:21,306 were based on merit. 791 00:33:21,330 --> 00:33:22,975 Just as you believe your destruction 792 00:33:22,999 --> 00:33:25,243 of a young man's life to serve your wife's political ambition 793 00:33:25,267 --> 00:33:27,579 was somehow justified. 794 00:33:27,603 --> 00:33:31,183 And your delusion is part of the tragedy. 795 00:33:31,207 --> 00:33:34,586 Congressman Heeney. 796 00:33:34,610 --> 00:33:36,588 I, uh... 797 00:33:36,612 --> 00:33:38,796 I yield my time to the chairman. 798 00:33:45,082 --> 00:33:46,360 All hail, President McCord. 799 00:33:46,384 --> 00:33:49,696 Mr. Volk. Welcome home. 800 00:33:49,720 --> 00:33:50,931 It's truly wonderful to be back. 801 00:33:50,955 --> 00:33:52,935 I haven't felt this liberated 802 00:33:52,936 --> 00:33:54,247 since my first divorce. 803 00:33:54,271 --> 00:33:55,582 Oh! 804 00:33:55,606 --> 00:33:57,450 Please, just give us one 805 00:33:57,474 --> 00:33:59,152 damn news cycle. 806 00:33:59,176 --> 00:34:00,954 News of McCord megadonor 807 00:34:00,978 --> 00:34:03,256 Eli Volk's release from capture in Moscow 808 00:34:03,280 --> 00:34:05,792 has unleashed a flurry of speculation. 809 00:34:05,816 --> 00:34:07,427 Here with us to give his perspective 810 00:34:07,451 --> 00:34:09,429 is Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, 811 00:34:09,453 --> 00:34:11,097 Senator Mark Hanson. Senator? 812 00:34:11,121 --> 00:34:13,500 Thank you, Tracy. You know, we always have to be skeptical 813 00:34:13,524 --> 00:34:15,435 with this administration because they are... 814 00:34:15,459 --> 00:34:16,936 they are truly skillful 815 00:34:16,960 --> 00:34:19,372 at manipulating public opinion and the media. 816 00:34:19,396 --> 00:34:21,174 Says the guy manipulating the media. 817 00:34:21,198 --> 00:34:22,308 ...the spectacle this afternoon. 818 00:34:22,332 --> 00:34:23,643 One of the president's biggest donors 819 00:34:23,667 --> 00:34:26,446 literally bowing down to her like royalty 820 00:34:26,470 --> 00:34:28,715 earlier today at Andrews Air Force Base. 821 00:34:28,739 --> 00:34:32,118 This country did overthrow a monarchy quite some time ago. 822 00:34:32,142 --> 00:34:33,953 There has been some speculation that it's possible 823 00:34:33,977 --> 00:34:36,356 this entire story of Eli Volk 824 00:34:36,380 --> 00:34:39,459 being kidnapped by Iran could be another example of McCord's 825 00:34:39,483 --> 00:34:41,194 brilliant media manipulation. 826 00:34:41,218 --> 00:34:42,462 Does this guy ever stop? 827 00:34:42,486 --> 00:34:44,464 Now, normally, I'm-I'm deeply skeptical 828 00:34:44,488 --> 00:34:46,332 of these sorts of rumors, but you have 829 00:34:46,356 --> 00:34:48,168 to ask yourself, why would the president allow 830 00:34:48,192 --> 00:34:51,004 these so-called kidnappers to fly home to Tehran 831 00:34:51,028 --> 00:34:52,906 from a U.S. armed military base 832 00:34:52,930 --> 00:34:55,081 - without a single... - All right, that's enough. 833 00:34:56,233 --> 00:34:58,211 I'm gonna need to make a stop. 834 00:34:58,235 --> 00:34:59,479 Thanks for calling. 835 00:34:59,503 --> 00:35:00,713 I hope this isn't too public. 836 00:35:00,737 --> 00:35:02,048 No, it's fine. 837 00:35:02,072 --> 00:35:05,258 Um, I kind of just decided to live my life, you know? 838 00:35:07,111 --> 00:35:09,722 I'm sorry that I had such a reaction 839 00:35:09,746 --> 00:35:11,124 to the addiction thing. 840 00:35:11,148 --> 00:35:13,426 Oh. No, I'm... 841 00:35:13,450 --> 00:35:16,729 I'm sorry you had to find out on national television. 842 00:35:16,753 --> 00:35:20,733 I think mostly it threw me because, um... 843 00:35:20,757 --> 00:35:24,737 Well, growing up with parents in intelligence, 844 00:35:24,761 --> 00:35:28,274 you kind of get used to there always being 845 00:35:28,298 --> 00:35:31,711 this other story behind what you're told. 846 00:35:31,735 --> 00:35:33,880 So, yeah. I just... I think I get sensitive 847 00:35:33,904 --> 00:35:35,482 about what the truth is, you know? 848 00:35:35,506 --> 00:35:36,950 I know. 849 00:35:36,974 --> 00:35:39,252 - And if I can explain... - Yeah, like-like your time in Alaska. 850 00:35:39,276 --> 00:35:41,988 Um, you told me that you were alone. 851 00:35:42,012 --> 00:35:44,757 And, uh, I'm not proud of this, 852 00:35:44,781 --> 00:35:46,860 but I-I went through your social media, 853 00:35:46,884 --> 00:35:48,862 and I saw this one bartender lady 854 00:35:48,886 --> 00:35:50,597 loved all of your posts. 855 00:35:50,621 --> 00:35:53,133 So none of my business, and I-I swear I don't care... 856 00:35:53,157 --> 00:35:54,801 - The thing you have to know is that... - No, it's fine. 857 00:35:54,825 --> 00:35:56,269 Just please don't lie to me. 858 00:35:56,293 --> 00:35:58,138 Okay? You had a girlfriend in Alaska. 859 00:35:58,162 --> 00:36:01,107 - It's a totally normal thing. - She was not my girlfriend. 860 00:36:01,131 --> 00:36:02,642 She worked at this one bar in town, and... 861 00:36:02,666 --> 00:36:04,644 No, I-I'm happy that you had someone. 862 00:36:04,668 --> 00:36:06,646 Really. It's just... 863 00:36:06,670 --> 00:36:09,149 Please, don't-don't tell me that you were alone. 864 00:36:09,173 --> 00:36:10,717 No, but-but I was. 865 00:36:10,741 --> 00:36:12,785 I mean, yes, we were... 866 00:36:12,809 --> 00:36:14,220 we were together a few times, 867 00:36:14,244 --> 00:36:16,556 - but it meant nothing. - Really? 868 00:36:16,580 --> 00:36:18,731 Is that how Bitty would describe it? 869 00:36:20,250 --> 00:36:22,068 I don't know. 870 00:36:23,253 --> 00:36:26,766 Look, she thought I was no fun, and she was right. 871 00:36:26,790 --> 00:36:29,636 - I had someone else on my mind. - That's not the point. 872 00:36:29,660 --> 00:36:32,906 I-I should have been honest. 873 00:36:32,930 --> 00:36:35,047 I'm sorry. 874 00:36:36,934 --> 00:36:39,245 But I could mention you're the one who had a boyfriend, 875 00:36:39,269 --> 00:36:41,781 and I-I didn't say anything. 876 00:36:41,805 --> 00:36:43,783 Yeah, well, because... 877 00:36:43,807 --> 00:36:45,891 I never tried to hide it. 878 00:36:46,777 --> 00:36:48,688 Of course you didn't say anything. 879 00:36:48,712 --> 00:36:50,056 You're like Jason Bourne. 880 00:36:50,080 --> 00:36:51,624 Just... 881 00:36:51,648 --> 00:36:54,533 Oh, so now I have no feelings because I was a spy? 882 00:36:57,688 --> 00:37:00,272 I don't know. I think I'm just... 883 00:37:01,158 --> 00:37:03,136 ...recalibrating. 884 00:37:03,160 --> 00:37:04,470 Stevie, you know me better 885 00:37:04,494 --> 00:37:06,139 than anyone except my sister. Do you think 886 00:37:06,163 --> 00:37:07,774 it was easy for me seeing pictures 887 00:37:07,798 --> 00:37:10,143 of you moving on without me? 888 00:37:10,167 --> 00:37:13,319 Please, don't ever look at me like you don't know me. 889 00:37:15,172 --> 00:37:17,323 Please. 890 00:37:20,978 --> 00:37:23,129 Sorry. 891 00:37:24,982 --> 00:37:28,161 Since I came here, I lost my country. 892 00:37:28,185 --> 00:37:30,463 I lost my name. 893 00:37:30,487 --> 00:37:33,639 But when I'm with you, I feel like I'm home. 894 00:37:34,758 --> 00:37:37,243 And I don't want to leave home again. 895 00:37:46,737 --> 00:37:50,556 Ma'am, he'll still be here tomorrow morning. 896 00:37:53,610 --> 00:37:56,195 Can we please stop and think about this? 897 00:38:02,019 --> 00:38:03,363 Madam President. 898 00:38:03,387 --> 00:38:05,204 A word? 899 00:38:10,227 --> 00:38:12,205 Saw you on the news. 900 00:38:12,229 --> 00:38:15,008 Generally, my television appearances don't bring 901 00:38:15,032 --> 00:38:16,576 a state visit to my home. 902 00:38:16,600 --> 00:38:18,378 This isn't a state visit. 903 00:38:18,402 --> 00:38:21,381 This is two Americans talking about the country we love. 904 00:38:21,405 --> 00:38:23,950 And the country we were both elected to defend. 905 00:38:23,974 --> 00:38:25,718 Oh. Well, at least privately 906 00:38:25,742 --> 00:38:28,454 you're willing to acknowledge that I was legitimately elected. 907 00:38:28,478 --> 00:38:29,622 I didn't say legitimate. 908 00:38:29,646 --> 00:38:31,391 But come, let's sit. 909 00:38:31,415 --> 00:38:33,726 About a week ago, you-you offered 910 00:38:33,750 --> 00:38:36,429 to drop your attacks on me 911 00:38:36,453 --> 00:38:40,300 if I was willing to bend my office to your will. 912 00:38:40,324 --> 00:38:42,368 That is hardly a fair representation of what 913 00:38:42,392 --> 00:38:43,836 - I presented to your people. - Oh, Mark. 914 00:38:43,860 --> 00:38:47,373 I don't think you want to talk fair representation with me. 915 00:38:47,397 --> 00:38:51,044 But my point is if you actually believe 916 00:38:51,068 --> 00:38:53,146 those things you said on television today, 917 00:38:53,170 --> 00:38:56,149 that I staged a kidnapping 918 00:38:56,173 --> 00:38:58,718 to distract from some ongoing conspiracy 919 00:38:58,742 --> 00:39:00,086 with a foreign enemy, 920 00:39:00,110 --> 00:39:02,388 you'd have to be an utter hypocrite 921 00:39:02,412 --> 00:39:04,090 to be willing to overlook that 922 00:39:04,114 --> 00:39:06,726 in exchange for some political influence. 923 00:39:06,750 --> 00:39:08,094 We've already had this discussion 924 00:39:08,118 --> 00:39:09,829 when you called me... What was it? 925 00:39:09,853 --> 00:39:11,831 "A cheap shakedown artist." 926 00:39:11,855 --> 00:39:14,200 That was before you dragged my family into it. 927 00:39:14,224 --> 00:39:15,335 Now it's personal. 928 00:39:15,359 --> 00:39:16,836 I'm not responsible for the questioning 929 00:39:16,860 --> 00:39:18,171 of the House inquiry. 930 00:39:18,195 --> 00:39:20,640 The inquiry that started with your report. 931 00:39:20,664 --> 00:39:24,377 You are directly responsible for this. 932 00:39:24,401 --> 00:39:28,114 What I can't understand is why. 933 00:39:28,138 --> 00:39:30,650 You can't actually believe 934 00:39:30,674 --> 00:39:33,252 that I would arrange a relationship 935 00:39:33,276 --> 00:39:35,588 between my daughter and a Russian spy 936 00:39:35,612 --> 00:39:37,256 to win an election. 937 00:39:39,282 --> 00:39:42,128 Why don't we discuss this in a more official capacity? 938 00:39:42,152 --> 00:39:43,796 Because it doesn't feel official, 939 00:39:43,820 --> 00:39:46,032 what you're doing to me, Mark. 940 00:39:46,056 --> 00:39:47,867 You're obsessed with destroying me, 941 00:39:47,891 --> 00:39:50,870 and you're willing to take down the whole country to do it. 942 00:39:50,894 --> 00:39:52,605 You've got it completely wrong. 943 00:39:52,629 --> 00:39:54,674 I am... 944 00:39:54,698 --> 00:39:56,776 I'm trying to save this country. 945 00:39:56,800 --> 00:39:58,444 From what? 946 00:39:58,468 --> 00:39:59,879 From a falsely elected woman 947 00:39:59,903 --> 00:40:01,748 who rode in on the coattails of her predecessor 948 00:40:01,772 --> 00:40:03,683 and manipulated foreign influence 949 00:40:03,707 --> 00:40:06,319 to hoodwink the American people. 950 00:40:06,343 --> 00:40:09,856 You are a travesty and an aberration, 951 00:40:09,880 --> 00:40:12,291 and when you are finally gone 952 00:40:12,315 --> 00:40:14,327 and a real leader takes your place, 953 00:40:14,351 --> 00:40:16,295 this country will shine out again 954 00:40:16,319 --> 00:40:18,971 like the beacon of hope she's always been. 955 00:40:31,067 --> 00:40:33,880 We don't come in here enough. 956 00:40:33,904 --> 00:40:37,216 Well, it's too intimidating. 957 00:40:37,240 --> 00:40:39,252 Now it's depressing. 958 00:40:39,276 --> 00:40:42,255 I went to Hanson's house. 959 00:40:42,279 --> 00:40:44,663 Nice house, by the way. 960 00:40:46,550 --> 00:40:48,528 He called me 961 00:40:48,552 --> 00:40:51,130 a "falsely elected woman." 962 00:40:52,556 --> 00:40:53,766 I think maybe the "woman" part 963 00:40:53,790 --> 00:40:56,408 is the thing that bothers him most. 964 00:40:58,094 --> 00:41:00,440 You know I never wanted to go there. 965 00:41:00,464 --> 00:41:03,743 But he said something so striking. 966 00:41:03,767 --> 00:41:05,578 After I'm gone, 967 00:41:05,602 --> 00:41:07,847 the country will go back 968 00:41:07,871 --> 00:41:09,615 to being the beacon of hope 969 00:41:09,639 --> 00:41:12,791 she's always been. 970 00:41:13,977 --> 00:41:17,957 Why can he call the country "she" 971 00:41:17,981 --> 00:41:20,293 but not the president? 972 00:41:20,317 --> 00:41:21,727 I assume you're not asking me 973 00:41:21,751 --> 00:41:23,463 why English dropped most gendered nouns. 974 00:41:25,388 --> 00:41:28,134 We did keep "she" for two of them. 975 00:41:28,158 --> 00:41:30,703 - Ships and countries. - Yeah. 976 00:41:30,727 --> 00:41:32,544 Why is that? 977 00:41:33,730 --> 00:41:36,375 Maybe because they both... 978 00:41:36,399 --> 00:41:38,711 carry us like mothers. 979 00:41:38,735 --> 00:41:41,820 And if they go down, we all go down with them. 980 00:41:42,672 --> 00:41:44,250 For some people, that kind of power 981 00:41:44,274 --> 00:41:45,685 is just too scary in a woman. 982 00:41:45,709 --> 00:41:48,588 They can deal with it in the abstract, but... 983 00:41:48,612 --> 00:41:50,562 not in a leader. 984 00:41:52,215 --> 00:41:55,027 They're never gonna make room for me, are they? 985 00:41:55,051 --> 00:41:57,530 Not all of them. 986 00:41:57,554 --> 00:41:59,705 Not yet. 987 00:42:00,557 --> 00:42:03,202 Henry... 988 00:42:03,226 --> 00:42:06,712 I think I want to testify before the House. 989 00:42:08,231 --> 00:42:10,209 Okay. 990 00:42:10,233 --> 00:42:13,212 I doubt that's what Russell's gonna say. 991 00:42:13,236 --> 00:42:15,882 You're the president. 992 00:42:15,906 --> 00:42:18,057 For now. 993 00:42:19,342 --> 00:42:21,287 Do you really think it'll be worth it? 994 00:42:21,311 --> 00:42:23,256 No. 995 00:42:23,280 --> 00:42:27,760 But I figure I may as well get my day in court. 996 00:42:27,784 --> 00:42:29,868 Before the ship goes down. 997 00:42:32,319 --> 00:42:36,037 Subtitle sync and corrections by awaqeded for www.addic7ed.com.