Will Sawyer

Will Sawyer pierces West Wing secrecy from Myanmar's diplomatic crossfire, expulsion fresh on his heels as he relays Toby Ziegler's leaked quote—Toby's sharp claim that President Bartlet rides Hoynes' coattails for reelection—straight to C.J. Cregg. His disclosure erupts in Toby's office, crumpling newspapers and igniting an all-staff summons to the mess hall, where loyalty fractures widen amid campaign pressures. Entwined with Ginger, Hoynes, C.J., the President, and Toby, Sawyer fuses foreign exile with domestic intrigue, his revelations forcing raw reckonings that test the administration's unity.

3 appearances

Will Sawyer's Journey

A timeline through the narrative

3 moments

S3E5 · War Crimes

C.J. Corners Toby Over Damaging Internal Leak

Assertive in revelation (inferred from action)

Referenced as source who disclosed Toby's leaked quote to C.J. after expulsion from Myanmar, triggering the confrontation without physical presence.

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S3E5 · War Crimes

C.J. Banters with Fiji 'God' Will on Toby Updates and True Loyalties

Playfully boastful and animated, turning reassuringly sincere

Will greets C.J., recounts his Bau tribe deification via Palm Pilot weather predictions elevating him to god of harvest and death, warns graphically of her ritual garroting fate, inquires about …

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S3E5 · War Crimes

Will Spurns Toby Leak, Championing Journalistic Integrity

Firmly principled with mild indignation fueling passionate conviction

Perched casually on edge of Carol's desk, stands to lean in doorway, shrugs off C.J.'s offer with mild indignation, firmly declares no interest in story, passionately articulates anti-gossip stance while …

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Affiliation

Bartlet Administration (Executive Office of the President)