But when the journalist was later encouraged to relax, the footage at the next branchpoint switched to a dramatic moment with an undercurrent of expected violence.
But there is a point beyond which it is his responsibility, as steward of the executive branch, to the American people and to future Presidents and future administrations, to retain the constitutionally enshrined separation of powers, to retain the capacity of the executive branch to deliberate and consult internally so that it can appropriately and independently respond to inquiries like this.