You went from being the most famous and powerful United States attorney in the country to hosting a weekly podcast about justice. No offense, but some people might consider that a slight step down. Wow. How much of a descent is that? Look, if I had never become the United States attorney, I would have lived a full and happy and unregretful life. The happiest day of my professional life was becoming an assistant U.S. attorney, because I always wanted to have a position where the only job is to do the right thing. Becoming U.S. attorney was gravy on top of all that. But at some point, you’ve got to leave.

I’ll bet a lot of people think you were a district attorney. If you’re at a cocktail party and someone gets your job title wrong, do you correct them? If it’s a formal event, I will probably gently correct. But I’m more likely to have my last name mispronounced.

I think it’s fair to say that the longer Trump is in power, the better your podcast will do. Would you trade podcast success for an early Trump retirement? Would I happily talk about other social, political, legal issues — which might cause fewer people to listen to the podcast — in exchange for the president of the United States not embarrassing us and not undermining democratic institutions on a daily basis? Absolutely yes. But this is what’s happening in America right now. I don’t feel like I have any choice.