I would say he doesn't know how to play the game. How you play the game is you never break the rules while you make sure people know you're not the bitch. As th

I would say he doesn't know how to play the game. How you play the game is you never break the rules while you make sure people know you're not the bitch. As the person above you said, he should have made vague threats. This is negotiation 101. Government wants leverage, former employee wants leverage. They have what he wants ($), he has what they want (information).