Was Doug the Leak House of Cards?

However, Frank and Claire are two steps ahead, with a loyal scapegoat at the ready. Doug, poor Doug, accepts the deal without much reservation, although it's revealed HE is the one sending the birthday cards with the leaked information. What are his motivations for this?
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Who was leaking info in House of Cards?

Frank, Claire, Doug, and Usher discuss impeachment and the idea of censure, which Frank and Doug oppose. The next day, Hammerschmidt discovers leaked information: that the White House staged a terrorist attack on Election Day.
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Who was leaking information to Hammerschmidt?

In the last episode (S05E13) Frank explains to Claire that he was the leak to Tom Hammerschmidt because he saw that nobody was going to stop and eventually enough information would get out that he would constantly be questioned.
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Who leaked the photos in House of Cards?

Cue opening credits. In Chapter 44 of House of Cards, fever dreams ravage the mind and tickle the conscience of the king, while the world on the outside keeps on spinning. Doug discovers it was Seth who leaked the photo of Frank and the rebel solider to the media and he tries to fire him.
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Does Doug Stamper betray Frank?

During a tense confrontation in the Oval Office, Doug confesses to Claire that he was Frank's murderer. Doug murdered him when Frank went to the White House to kill Claire, who had refused to pardon him.
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Clare Underwood's purge



Why is Doug Stamper so loyal to Frank?

He contributes to Frank and is needed by him as much as Frank thinks he can do it by himself. That is true power. In season 3, Doug over time has collected "dirt" on everyone and has connections, which make him a valuable asset.
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Who killed Doug in House of Cards?

The show's final moments depict two major shockers: Doug is revealed to be Frank's murderer and Claire ends up murdering Doug. The final shot of the series is Claire holding Doug's dead body.
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How does Seth betray Frank?

Then, Doug openly suspected Seth of betraying Frank by demanding he hand over his phone and email records after a photo of Frank's father shaking hands with a KKK member gets leaked and splattered across a billboard.
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What happened to Adam Galloway in House of Cards?

International photographer and heartthrob Adam Galloway (Ben Daniels) gets his head bitten off and chewed by former lover Claire when he's implicated in a nude photo scandal he had nothing to do with.
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Do Frank and Claire Underwood have an open marriage?

Now, an entire season later, the two might have found what works for them — Claire and Frank Underwood are now in an open marriage. At the end of Season 3, things were looking grim for the Underwoods. Claire decided to leave Frank, which would majorly tarnish his campaign if the word got out.
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Why was Leann Harvey killed?

After the resignation of Frank Underwood as President of the United States, she was designated to be the White House Chief of Staff. However, while driving later that night, she was tailed by contractors employed by the Underwoods and subsequently killed.
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Does Will Conway become president?

Neither Conway nor Frank receive the 26 votes in the House needed to win, meaning that the Senate's vice presidential selection between Claire and Conway's running mate, General Ted Brockhart, will assume the duties of the Presidency until the House votes again.
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Why does Doug have the birthday cards?

It is revealed that Doug is in possession of birthday cards that have been used to send to Hammerschmidt. Claire discovers that Tom has been continuing his manuscript, including the things she confessed to him, such as Zoe and Russo's murder.
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What is Conway secret House of Cards?

The more he engages with the public, the more his polling numbers go up, which makes Frank suspicious. After a bit of digging, Frank uncovers Conway's secret. The Republican nominee used the fictional search engine Pollyhop to target individual voters and tailor his image to fit the needs of almost anyone.
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Why did House of Cards get Cancelled?

In October 2017, Netflix unexpectedly canceled House of Cards as the show was heading into its sixth season—a decision that came on the heels of a Buzzfeed article in which actor Anthony Rapp alleged that Kevin Spacey made sexual advances toward him in 1986, when Spacey was 26 and Rapp was just 14.
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Who is Duncan Shepard's parents?

Duncan Shepherd is the son of Annette Shepherd and the nephew of Bill Shepherd.
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What happens to Freddy in House of Cards?

However, he was shown to be close to being fired at his job because his boss couldn't afford 3 new dishwashers. Later on in the episode, he is brought to the White House by Frank and is given a job as a White House Groundskeeper, after refusing to take a job in the White House Kitchen.
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What happened to Raymond Tusk?

Tusk was pardoned by President Frank Underwood after admitting that Xander Feng, Daniel Lanagin, and himself used Lanagin's casino as a front for money laundering.
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What happened to Connor Ellis?

Connor Ellis (born 12 May 1997) is a professional footballer who is currently a free agent, having left Limerick F.C. in June 2019.
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Why does Walker resign House of Cards?

On October 30, 2014, after the efforts to hold onto his office, President Walker was faced with an 8% approval rating and the inevitability of impeachment. With this, he decided to resign his office of President and let Frank become the 46th President of the United States.
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What was in Claire Underwood's Journal?

He did this by lying to her some more about working for the Second Lady Claire Underwood, convincing her to hand over her husband's entire journal, containing 60 years worth of his personal memories and professional notes, by telling her his entire legacy would be destroyed should the journal come into wrong hands.
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What happens to Hammerschmidt in House of Cards?

Tom Hammerschmidt

Unfortunately, just as he seemed to finally be getting close to proving all of the Underwoods' crimes, Claire had him assassinated. As if his death wasn't sad enough, he's shot in the back of the head while trying to comfort his dog from the presence of a gunman.
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Why was francis Underwood killed off?

Doug breaks down, revealing that on the night Frank died, Frank was preparing to kill Claire. Doug spontaneously (and bizarrely, considering their relationship) decides to take matters into his own hands, killing Frank in order to protect the president, and his legacy, from himself.
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How did Claire Underwood get pregnant?

In season two, Claire and Frank had explored their fertility options and a blink-and-you'll-miss-it scene in season six confirmed that Claire ended up using Frank's frozen sperm to impregnate herself.
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Who did Doug Stamper donate money to?

Doug Stamper

By the end of Season 4, Doug has donated a large sum of money to Anthony's memorial fund and struck up a tender friendship with his widow, Laura (Wendy Moniz). In the finale, he drives to Laura's house, where she kisses his hand and tells him to come back to her place after he's done at the White House.
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