[wqaatwt]

Maybe the implication here is that supposedly the real reasons are personal/political and the stated ones are just the justification?

[_djo_]

Then he should justify that. When I read through the discussion though it seems that the stated reasons were arguably sufficient to justify the action taken.

Sanger has been given a lot more leeway over the years, because of his status as a co-founder, than anyone else would have been given.