I can't quite connect the dots...how is the involvement of the ex-CIA guy putting the family of one of the people in the logs in (more) danger? It's already CIA

I can't quite connect the dots...how is the involvement of the ex-CIA guy putting the family of one of the people in the logs in (more) danger? It's already CIA funded so any government that wants to torture people for using Tor can already legitimize that practice (but tbh why would they even bother) since they are "using CIA-software" or whatever reason you want to give. I feel like I'm missing a logical step here. I do think ex-spies should not be involved in the project and the insistence of DaveC1 is really odd (as is joining before getting clearance to say he was CIA...why not get that first then ask if he can join). Why isn't he coming to the conclusion that it is probably a bad idea and he can get involved in other ways. Do we know who leaked this, is it more likely to be someone on the pro or contra ex-CIA-involvement side? Logically it makes no sense for say mrphs to leak this, right?