Perhaps.
Or someone whispered sweet nothings in his ear:
Make this one little speech for obama or we will ruin your career, break up your marriage, destroy your reputation, strip you of all your government perks, repudiate your retirement plan, and throw your sorry butt into a SuperMax with a convicted homosexual cannibal roommate who will really, really, really like your sorry butt.What would you do?Your call.
Oh, and keep in mind, he doesn't have to have actually done any of the things they promise to accuse him of...
Thinking that that is what happened to Petraeus and Benghazi.