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The Bartlett Administration is back — including series creator Aaron Sorkin.

During a reunion panel with the cast of “The West Wing” this weekend, one brave fan asked Sorkin about his decision to leave the show after four seasons and specifically if he was “throwing story grenades at the whole premise of the show as [he was] leaving.”

“I was trying to set the table for the people who were coming in. I didn’t want them to come back that July with a completely blank piece of paper,” Sorkin said. “I know it helps me when there’s a little something left over.”

He added, “To be clear, I was absolutely not trying to burn the earth.”

He also explained his decision not to watch any of the episodes following his departure: “It felt like I was watching someone make out with my wife.”

Former cast members Bradley Whitford, Dulé Hill, Janel Moloney, Joshua Malina, Richard Schiff and Melissa Fitzgerald were all on the panel with Sorkin and director Thomas Schlamme, which took place during the ATX TV Festival.