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House.of.Cards.S02E13

Wehaveapresidentwhonotonlytookmind-alteringmedication--

amanwhohashisfingeronthebutton

whileU.S.ShipsaresquaringoffwithChina--

buttheninstructedhisWhiteHousecounseltocoacha--

Allegedly,sir.Notproven.

Tocoachawitness.Whichisbehavioreitherresulting

fromtheuseofthosedrugs,orworse,

adeliberateattempttoobstructthelaw.

Nowwouldntyoucalleitherscenarioimpeachable?

ThatsfortheUnitedStatesCongresstodecide,sir.Notme.

Wereyouawarethatthepresidentwastakinganyformofmedication?

No,Iwasnot.

Didyounoticehimactinginabizarrefashion?

-Unstable,incoherent?-No,sir.

-Anyoddbehavior?-No,sir.

Notevenfiringhischiefofstaffinthemidstofatradewar?

Hedidntfireme.Iresigned.

Wouldyoutelluswhy?

IresignedbecauseIfeltIcouldnolonger

servethepresidenttothebestofmyability.

Andwhatchanged?Howdidyoucometothatconclusion?

Ihadsomefundamentaldifferencesofopinion

withcertainpeopleintheWhiteHouse.

Likewho?Thepresident?

No,sir.

Well,whatcertainpeoplethen?

Oneperson,actually.

Thevicepresident,FrankUnderwood.

Hewantedyougone?

Icantspeakastowhatthevicepresidentdidordidntwant.

Washetryingtohideanything?

Washeafraidyoumightexposesomething?

Youdhavetoaskhim,sir.

WhatshappeningintheJudiciaryCommitteeisafarce.

TheRepublicansareexploitingthesitu--

Excuseme,Mr.VicePresident,

butitsnotjustRepublicans.

AnumberofDemocratshavecomeoutsaying

theywouldsupportimpeachment.

IncludingtheMajorityWhip,JackieSharp.

Whichisegregious,

sincethecommitteehasntstoppedhearingtestimony,

andnorhasthespecialprosecutorcompletedherinvestigation.

Youvigorouslydefendthepresident,

buttherearereportsthatyouvehadafallingout.

Thatyouhaventspokeninweeks.

Thatissimplynottrue.

Ivespokentose