Character

Joan

Joan pierces the press room frenzy as C.J. gropes through blinding lights and clamoring shouts, her name a lifeline call that slices chaos. Spotlight snaps to her poised question on the Special Prosecutor's mechanics—appointment, scope, subpoenas—thrusting White House defenses into raw procedural crossfire amid MS scandal inferno. Persistent voice in the corps' siege, she embodies journalism's unblinking demand for transparency, trust splintering under flashing cameras as Bartlet loyalists brace for investigative onslaught.

3 appearances

Joan's Journey

A timeline through the narrative

3 moments

S3E0 · Isaac and Ishmael

FBI Agents Uncover Terror Aliases, Trigger White House Alert

Intellectual curiosity shattering into stunned disbelief

Seated at her computer, Joan deciphers 'Yaarun Nabi' as Persian for 'friend of the prophet,' executes the initial NCIC search yielding four aliases, runs deeper checks while musing on their …

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S3E1 · Manchester Part I

C.J.'s Special Prosecutor Bombshell Ignites Press Frenzy

Focused and unrelenting in pursuit of clarity

Joan cuts through the chaos when C.J. calls her name, poisedly questioning the mechanics of the Special Prosecutor process, fueling the procedural crossfire in the frenzied room.

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S3E1 · Manchester Part I

Bartlet's Defiant Re-Election Declaration: 'Yeah. And I'm Going to Win'

asks how the Special Prosecutor process will work

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Affiliation

Bartlet Administration (Executive Office of the President)