Affairs of State Page #2

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[Michael]

The Maple Foundation fundraiser.

An annual event to raise money

for Mary's various causes.

In this case, the cause

was the United Party.

Excuse me, sir.

[Michael] Rob Reynolds.

A wunderkind who had gotten

his first congressman elected

before his 25th birthday.

His tactics:
questioned.

His resolve:
feared.

Rob Reynolds had

started a new party

and Senator Baines

was gonna be the face of it.

This is not about this year,

it's not about this election,

- it's about the next elec...

- Rob, darlin'.

Excuse me, gentlemen.

I wonder if you've

met Michael Lawson.

Michael is... Well, Michael...

Uh, Michael would do

anything to get onboard.

Oh, yeah, well,

good luck, Michael.

Uh, Mary.

[sighs] Don't worry,

darlin', I'll work on him.

[Michael] Well, Kevin had

been right about one thing,

Reynolds was never going

to take me seriously.

I had known that.

But Mary had kept her promise

and gotten me the introduction.

The rest was up to me.

Lydia Bowman. New Year's

Eve a couple years ago.

Senator Barr's party, you were

Rob Reynolds's assistant.

Executive assistant.

Of course, of course.

Michael.

Lawson, yeah, I know.

Lydia, I was wondering

if maybe you...

- Oh, Michael, I'm here with someone.

- I know.

I was wondering if maybe you'd

give this to Mr. Reynolds for me.

Oh, I...

I thought...

- Now I'm embarrassed.

- No, don't be.

I knew you were

here with someone.

My great misfortune.

I'll give this to Rob.

Thank you.

- [applause]

- [Mary] Ladies and gentlemen,

my dear friends,

I would like to welcome you

to this party.

And when I say this party, I am not

just talking about this event,

I am talking about a movement.

[all] Yes!

[cheering]

Unlike that broken

Grand Old Party...

[audience laughing]

...this party is United.

[man] Yeah!

[cheering]

Without further ado,

I'm going to give you the man who's

here to get this party started.

From the great state of Texas,

Senator John Boland Baines!

[cheering]

Thank you! Thank you!

Let's get right to it,

shall we?

What has happened to us?

When did we become so angry?

So divided?

[Baines] Why has the voice

of compromise become silent?

Don't let anyone in

until the speech ends.

What does this mean?

I wanted your attention.

You have it.

Yes, okay, I'm, uh...

I'm...

[Baines]

...run by extortionists.

We can unite behind being...

[audio muffles]

I'm in possession of

a thumb drive.

On this drive is a video

of a certain prominent judge.

Very close friend

of the Senator's

and likely to end up on your short

list for the Supreme Court.

In the video,

this judge is...

How do I put this?

In plain English, please.

He's blowing a guy

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