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>>davidb+(OP)
It doesn't have to be that he was actually caught in a scandal. It could be that the board was investigating some serious accusation, and he was not cooperative and forthright, which they might have no patience for.

I invented a saying to describe this common occurrence: "Sometimes the cover-up is worse than the crime."

>>khazho+f8
It could have been a military contract with a gag order: Sam wasn’t forthright because he couldn’t.

>>bertil+6F
Do gag orders usually stop you from talking to your board about it, or people you work with?

>>nemoma+7H
Gag orders are absolute, you're not allowed to tell anyone about what you're gagged on except for the specific people the government agrees to.