“I wish you would just hold me in contempt of court so I can get 24 hours of sleep,” Le said. “The system sucks, this job sucks, I am trying with every breath I have to get you what I need.”

I actually feel really sorry for the career attorneys who make the representations in court on the political apparatus’ behalf, whatever that may be and absentamy politicalas (Doubt? Look up the Hatch Act). The dedicated career-service professionals who carry out the job across administrations are some of the most dedicated and zealous people you can imagine.