If the less than half a man gave one whit or two shita for his country, he would resign and let the secrets fall where they may. You don’t destroy your entire nation for the foreseeable future to save your own cowardly ass, and if you would deign to do that, then someone in your caucus, not to mention in your party, should take you out behind the woodshed and leave you for the rats. Literally.
I don’t understand why anyone would become a public figure if he has so much dirty laundry.