I was a Ph.D. student at a very reputable university, I was a Harvard research associate at one of the world's premier leadership institutions.

I had been working on a second book with [David] Petraeus called Relentless. Obviously that book and the income that it would have generated went away.

My peers are all in sensitive jobs - at the C.I.A., the National Security Council, working for the Department of Defense. They can't stand up for me in public.

I think Ivanka Trump she has this power and powerful women are reaching out to her and she needs to take advantage of that.

When I get this kind of support, I feel validated in my decision to stand up for myself.

You need to accept responsibility for your mistakes. And I've done that.

I just figured, for the most part, mainstream networks stopped using [mistress word]. Those are small brush fires. The election made me realize we've got forest fires that we collectively need to be focused on.