Dear Media,
I will answer all of your copy and paste “inquiries” in one post and make it simple for you.
I have NOT yet entered on duty as the Deputy Director of the FBI. My start date is March 17th.
Until that date I have this thing called a “job.” A very successful job that I love very much. And a job I am willingly walking away from. Many dedicated and hard working people are also sacrificing financially because their jobs depended on my job.
Out of respect for the many people impacted, and in an effort to unwind my role in said business and job, I took the appropriate time to do it correctly and properly.
And, until said time, my job uses an ad-supported revenue model. For those in the media unfamiliar with this concept, here’s how it works:
Companies pay for these things called advertisements or “spots.” The host of a show will typically read or record those spots. This isn’t a new business model, but I can forgive you for missing it over the last century of its existence.
And I will conclude by stating that your repeated attacks on me serve only as a reflection on you. That you cannot fathom how a man with strong political opinions can put those aside to serve the country, is more of a testament to the state of “journalism” than an attack on my decision to serve again.
Hope this helps.
-Dan