CNN’s Brian Stelter defended his network Sunday as he wrapped his Reliable Sources show, saying he was “going to go a little bit rogue” as he rebuked critics in the wake of CNN former President Jeff Zucker’s resignation.

Zucker’s resignation and admission to an undisclosed consensual relationship with the network’s executive vice president and chief marketing officer, Allison Gollust, on Wednesday created a ripple of reaction, including some expressing shock and sadness and others questioning the integrity of the network.