He was blackmailed by evidence of private activities, but he was promised it could be cleaned up though he can't be part of the plan while dirty. So he just stepped back and will pick up another role to play once the dirt on him is nixed.
He was blackmailed by evidence of private activities, but he was promised it could be cleaned up though he can't be part of the plan while dirty. So he just stepped back and will pick up another role to play once the dirt on him is nixed.