Javert

Javert serves as a law-enforcement inspector whose procedural actions ripple through the White House. He executes a drug search that yields materials Josh Lyman withheld, creating ethical and political pressure that forces senior staff to choose protection over disclosure. Operating offstage, Javert functions as an authoritative, methodical investigative node: his findings trigger congressional threats, shape briefing strategies, and catalyze moral compromises. The character remains narratively distant but institutionally potent, embodying the impersonal force of criminal procedure against which political actors must defend.