Yes this is pathetic and a betrayal of his voters. Family friends who would never prosecute one another it seems.
There is a possibility here but I won't share it. I'm quite sure I'll get laughed at, which I don't mind, but more importantly as I have no way to possibly know if it's true, I don't want to fuel propagandists in spreading a speculation as fact, should someone read it here and then assert it elsewhere. DM me if you're wondering what I'm thinking about.