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So it's been a few days now since you issued that resignation.

You've been called weak by the president of the United States.

You've been basically called a traitor by Lindsey Graham.

You've been called an anti-Semite by Mitch McConnell, among others.

And now there are reports that you're under a leak investigation,

potentially accusing you of a felony that could put you in jail,

even though you now are raising your two boys.

You've remarried, but you're their sole biological parent still here.

And I ask you now whether this was worth it.

I think it most certainly was, Megan.

I mean, the attacks against me are to be expected.

The ad hominems from people like Mitch McConnell and Lindsey Graham

at this point are fairly laughable.

They don't want to discuss the issues.

I want to discuss the issues.

As for the leak allegations, I'm not concerned because I know I did nothing wrong.

Of course, I am concerned because we've all seen the FBI

and the full weight of the government come down on individuals who speak out.

So that has me a little bit concerned.

But I know the truth and the facts are on my side.

So I think the important issues to address are what's at hand,

why we're at war and how we get out of the state that we're in right now.

Your boys have already lost one parent.

I mean, the thought of this government for which you've been working

and the government and the country for which you've sacrificed so much

actually trying to put you in jail over an alleged leak

after the number of leaks we've seen go unpunished over the past 10 years

is truly outrageous, Joe.

I mean, does it anger you?

How does it make you feel?

You know, it does anger me, but it's all just to be expected.

I knew this was going to happen.

I know their playbook.

I think we're all very familiar with their playbook.

So actually, the fact that they're leaking these allegations,

so they have to leak the allegations of an FBI investigation.

If there truly was an FBI investigation and who knows,

maybe there will be, then there would be a process and procedure for that.

They would actually formally come to me.

And if they were still collecting information,

they most certainly wouldn't leak it.

So the fact that the FBI, DOJ, or really probably just partisans

are leaking this so-called investigation against me

at a time when I'm going on and publicly speaking out

against the course that the administration is on,

to me, that tells me everything that I need to know.

I feel very confident in what I'm doing right now.

I think I have a mission and I think it is to do everything I can to stop this war.

So to me, I kind of view everything else as a sideshow.

And I just want to stay focused on the mission.