Asking and Pressuring are not the same thing. That is where the nuance is.
A quote from Rogers..and yes..you are right about the nuance
“In the three-plus years that I have been director of the National Security Agency, I have never been directed to do anything I believe to be illegal, immoral, unethical or inappropriate and to the best of my recollection during that same period of service I do not recall ever feeling pressured to do so”