Its entirely plausible that he wasnt actively involved as well. Not to say he had no role but it wont be the first time someonenhas been caught in the middle and knew to keep their head down and avoid the larger firestorm brewing around them until an escape route is identified.
Fraternal Order of SEALS. Dont kid yourself, SEALs are a mixed bag of mostly nasty minded people and all of them are ‘us-against-all’ mindsets.
Not quite secret society but absolutely a very closed, self protective group.