Bad Moon Rising

"Bad Moon Rising" is the 41st episode of The West Wing. The President tells White House Counsel Oliver Babish of his MS. Babish conducts a pointed interview with the President where they discuss key issues such as whether Jed Bartlet ever lied about his health in a court of law when he was Governor Bartlet in New Hampshire (the answer: no). Babish tells Leo that the problem is that the President didn't cover up, didn't dissemble...just that he di... more

"Bad Moon Rising" is the 41st episode of The West Wing. The President tells White House Counsel Oliver Babish of his MS. Babish conducts a pointed interview with the President where they discuss key issues such as whether Jed Bartlet ever lied about his health in a court of law when he was Governor Bartlet in New Hampshire (the answer: no). Babish tells Leo that the problem is that the President didn't cover up, didn't dissemble...just that he did everything you do if your intent is to perpetrate a fraud. However, the President learns that Zoey told Charlie of his condition so that he could watch out for signs, and Charlie finds out that Zoey lied by omission about her father's illness in a form for Georgetown that the President and First Lady signed off on. Babish tells the President that they need to make a statement, decide on a plan of action, and appoint the most fire-breathing Republican Special Prosecutor they can find and then accept any challenges, insults, legal proceedings... less