Thanks for the link. This time, I paid attention to what I was reading, and I now see this article is from mid May of this year, just after Jim Comeys “86” in the sand tweet got him in hot water. That date puts Tom’s request into better context. This was weeks before all the Hub Bub with Dan Bongino and Atty Bondi. “Will I stay, or will I go?”.
Conclusion: Not a big deal, and to be expected.