It is not a matter of politics. it is a matter of whether or not the orders are being issued by a legitimate authority. There was more than ample evidence that that might not be the case. Ultimately, his stand eventuated in the release of his counterfeit birth certificate, shown to be so by two separate forensic document examiners on two different continents. Yet no competent convening authority would allow the matter to be adjudicated in court.
Lakin bore the consequences of his decision, like Billy Mitchell did. I still salute him.
He violated the oath that he took when he was commissioned. That makes like a low life dirtbag, worthy of nothing but contempt. You choose your heroes poorly.