If you were in her shoes, you'd have turned that flash drive over to the FBI even if it cost you an election. If there's one thing I know about you, you are scrupulously honest.
It's not directly analogous. Daisy thought she was protecting me and the country from Miller.
True. But the thing about ethics is they can't be cherry picked. Daisy convinced herself that she was doing the right thing when she wasn't. Don't you do it too.
Daisy is more than an employee. She's a friend.
Then forgive her. But you're the President of the United States. You have to let her go.
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