Personal scandal vs. institutional protection — Sam Seaborn's private relationship threatens to become public and to damage the White House; C.J., Toby, Danny/the press, Josh and the communications team clash over whether to protect Sam for integrity o...
Personal scandal vs. institutional protection — Sam Seaborn's private relationship threatens to become public and to damage the White House; C.J., Toby, Danny/the press, Josh and the communications team clash over whether to protect Sam for integrity or sacrifice him for optics.
Arc Timeline
Season 1
3 eventsIn the White House lobby Donna intentionally upends her subordinate relationship with Josh by using an unfolding crisis as leverage. Repeating the warning that "C.J.'s looking for you," she forces …
C.J. clears her office and confronts Sam about his involvement with a woman who turns out to be a call girl. Sam insists his intentions and the relationship's reality matter; …
Danny corners C.J. with knowledge of Sam's compromising relationship and threatens to sniff around for a story. C.J. refuses to let the press turn a private matter into a political …