Object
Donna's Mendoza Briefing (S1E09 — Oval Office)
A small, letter‑size briefing—one loose page or a short stapled stack of printed notes—typed with brisk paragraph headings and a few hurried margin jottings. Donna slaps the paper into Josh's hand; it rustles as he thumbs it, and others glance at its text while the room pivots from levity to alarm.
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Purpose
To deliver immediate, bite‑sized factual points and comparative data about the Mendoza nomination and the unfolding Lillienfield press situation to senior staff for rapid assessment and argumentation.
Significance
Functions as the scene's actionable prompt: it supplies the evidentiary detail Mandy uses to press the political case, shifts tone from comic relief to crisis, and concretizes the split between principle and political risk in the staff debate.
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