C.J.'s Statement Draft Document

C.J. snatches the document from her desk during chaotic bullpen talks on message discipline and succession fears. Present agents—Carol, Leo, Will Bailey, Toby—watch as she grips it, ready to exit her office and refine the press statement addressing the President's crisis. Its pages hold raw briefing material and talking points, edges worn from hasty revisions amid White House urgency.

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S4E23 · Twenty-Five

Control the Message, Question the Succession

C.J. grabs a statement draft document from her desk as she prepares to leave the office to craft or deliver presidential messaging. The document functions as the practical tool for converting Leo's framing orders into public language and signals an immediate move from planning to execution.

Before: Sitting on C.J.'s desk as briefing material and raw talking points provided by staff (in Carol's hand earlier).

After: Taken by C.J. as she briskly walks out of her office to prepare the press statement and to execute the message discipline Leo prescribed.

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