Yeah, I don't get why he doesn't. If I was Dan and a guy was THAT obvious about disliking me and I had the power to write about his job performance, I'd be asking difficult, yet fair, questions all the time.
Worst that could happen is Wake stops Dan from having access... then Dan has an even bigger story. (so I don't think even this Ath Dept would be stupid enough to cut off his access.)
Careful here. You're referring to a bunch that can barely organize a one-car parade.