Here is what I think: the man has interacted with countless people at countless positions, and if you rmeembered every nuisance that tried to get in your way, you would never get anywhere. He has trusted and delegated people to handle the sort of nuisance suits that tag along/try to get a free ride off a person in power. Also, he knows enough to know that counsel has handled things and may have guidelines on what one can or cannot say regarding Human Resources decisions. When bothered by some nuisance he knows is frivilous, he has often told someone: “handle it.” He is looking forward, not back.
***the man has interacted with countless people at countless positions***
Correct: A self-made black conservative man - who judges others by his own sense of integrity. It’s not naive to expect that the people you work with and meet are as good and decent as yourself. But it can be fatal when you’re wrong.