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Gianelli
discreet
steadfast
influential
politically insulated
Gianelli functions as an offstage but consequential U.S. senator whose refusal to change position materially shapes White House strategy during a 50-50 Senate standoff. Regularly invoked by Leo as a contacted lawmaker who remains unmoved, he operates as a discreet power node: absent from the floor and the camera, yet forcing the administration into urgent recalculation, personal appeals, and political escalation. His steadiness exposes the limits of behind-the-scenes persuasion and turns a single vote into a leverage point that constrains policy options and tactics.
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Senate Judiciary Committee