And the photo with the two other men was taken in Provincetown, MA. Huge homo “community”.
If those three guys aren’t gay, then nobody is. Women can usually tell.
If his likely homosexuality, perhaps with photos, is what the derps are holding over his head, then it needs to be exposed ASAP and he can work out any consequences with his family privately. His children are teenagers now and his wife probably already knows. Then the possible blackmail can end and he can rule from his conscience, rather than his fear. We may still not like his rulings but at least they won’t seem purchased.
If what they have on him is worse than he’s just gay, then it won’t help. There have been persistent rumours that there was something illegal about the adoption of his children. I vaguely remember that they came from Ireland which doesn’t normally permit adoptions outside the country. Laws broken by the highest judge in the land is definitely something he’d want to keep hidden. Please correct me if I’m wrong on the facts.