CBS fought very hard on this because it believed and believes that there's a principle at stake here. The principle is that Dan Rather doesn't work for the police, and that people that speak to Dan Rather understand that he's a journalist and not a police agent.
“DURING the first years of my service in Dr. Flint's family, I was accustomed to share some indulgences with the children of my mistress.”
“I don't think I'll be playing again. I'm very content and happy, doing the types of things I haven't gotten to do, be a father.”