The CIA is famous for doing stuff like this.  They put people into certain positions and then when things go on tilt, the CIA abandons them and they're left to fend for themselves.

https://www.conservativereview.com/news/after-33-years-of-decorated-service-gen-michael-flynn-has-been-silenced-by-robert-mueller/

He is now so hog-tied he cannot speak in public at all for fear he will say the wrong thing (or accidently say the right thing).

This is another vignette set up by Mr. big ears Obie's administration.