Vey classy way to say it. He not only failed to stand strong on principle, and failed to act for the nation, he choose to allow something to happen when he knew it was wrong. The last makes his actions memorable, if not immoral and illegal. He certified fraud, and he will have to answer to his maker, and truly know the damage it caused.
Assigning imaginary roles and powers to someone to smear their character is not a reflection of their character but on the person who is doing the smearing.