Russell Angler

Russell Angler anchors State Department expertise in White House corridors, striding urgently beside Josh Lyman to dissect Italy's extradition stranglehold on a 13-year-old Georgia killer. He maps the provisional arrest in Rome's San Battal prison, enforces treaty mandates for death penalty waivers controlled by DeKalb DA—not governors—and spotlights release risks without compliant paperwork. Proactively offering Italian embassy links, Angler injects procedural rigor into diplomatic maelstroms, bridging federal law with international brinkmanship while Donna channels Josh's summons through bureaucratic channels.

3 appearances

Russell Angler's Journey

A timeline through the narrative

3 moments

S3E7 · The Indians in the Lobby

Crisis Cascade: Sam Briefs Josh on Extradition Block, Poverty Surge, and Lobby Sit-In

Professionally poised for crisis intervention

Russell Angler invoked by Josh's prior instruction to Donna for urgent consult on Georgia kid's extradition, positioning him as key State liaison amid Italy standoff discussion.

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S3E7 · The Indians in the Lobby

Josh's Forgotten Family Home and Extradition Kickoff

Anticipated urgency in procedural crisis response

Russell Angler invoked by name as Josh directs Donna to call him at State Department regarding the Georgia kid's extradition, positioning him as key expert in the unfolding diplomatic tangle …

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S3E7 · The Indians in the Lobby

Angler Exposes Extradition Crisis: Italy to Release Killer Kid Without Death Penalty Assurances

Urgently serious, clinically detached amid the escalating crisis

Russell Angler matches Josh's urgent stride, delivers the provisional arrest facts bluntly, quotes treaty language verbatim to underscore the death penalty impasse, corrects misconceptions on governor vs. DA authority, and …

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Affiliation

Government of Italy