If this is the case then all is or will be ok at some point. Then he really needs to stop the emails that only make things look suspicious at times when not followed thru on. Don't tell anyone a when a pr is coming out and then miss the date because of some legitimate reason. Just have the pr come out and we would never know he wanted it out 3 or 4 days earlier or week earlier. Just like a good general, don't telegraph your moves to the enemy watching.