Well Ed probably got a little “alone time” with Obummer for his support. Ed has a questionable history as does Obummer. If he were still alive, Larry Sinclair would agree.
You’re exactly right. Ed has some skeletons in his closet. They aren’t named Larry Sinclair, but something similar. I’m amazed that he can still be blackmailed about this—I mean, he’s 86, whatever happened must have been a long time ago. But clearly they twisted his arm somehow, and blackmail is the most obvious explanation.