"I don't think there's been a secretary of defense in history who has been in front of the media as much as he has, " noted Pentagon press secretary Eric Ruff.
He has appealed, sought dismissals but the charges continue because Attorney General Andrew Cuomo (now governor) and the current Attorney General, Eric Schneiderman, decided to press forward.
It has even led to the extraordinary sight of major media outlets this week banding together to boycott meetings planned by Eric Holder to discuss Justice's press investigations.