What's the latest?
So, Markes was...
Was pulled over for driving the wrong way down a one-way street and then failed a field sobriety test.
And the woman who he was with...
Who was not his wife.
...had half...
A half ounce of cocaine on her.
And Markes...
Then tried to bribe the arresting officer by telling him that he could give him a big promotion if he made the charges go away.
And all of that would've been bad enough except...
Okay, let me tell it.
The whole thing was caught on video by someone who recognized him. Sorry, Blake, I heard that part on the drive over.
No problem, ma'am. Being interrupted by you is a pleasure. But, uh, if I may, what does this have to do with the State Department?
Okay, what do we know about Markes?
He was a cheater.
And a liar.
Head out of the tabloids, think policy.
He was head of the Foreign Relations Committee.
Wait, so he was the man responsible for controlling what came up for a vote.
And he stymied us on Cuba last spring.
And now that he's out of the way, you're going to try...
Wait. Let Blake say it.
You're going to try to bring a bill to the floor of the senate and lift the embargo on Cuba.
And how cool would it be to announce that when we reopen the embassy?
That's in 48 hours.
(Laughs) Well, we better get to work.
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