Still not one word about the reason for his release.
Releasing a statement implying insinuations about retaliation against whistle blowers is not the same as a reason.
Their statement reads like they fired him without initiating an investigation into the veracity of the allegations, and sought legal advise after the fact instead of before.
It seems they were advised unless that want to pay the remainder of his salary through 2029, and punitive damages as result of a winnable case they needed to back down and consider reversing course.