Yup, we know that is true, but the extent that people will put there own professional reputation on the line for family friends usually has a limit.
He doesn't have to publicly chastise him, but he can't be all that surprised that others will do so to some degree based on the sheer volume of disgraceful behavior.
Having publicly supported those two though, you might think that nobody would be more pissed off at their current behavior than Flaherty. I know I would be furious if someone I had supported was conducting himself as Ford has.