Just checked Wikipedia and found this , LOL
Briones is a traitor to his country and some may say that he is treasonous. He isn’t worried about his crimes because he can cross the border in 20 minutes to freedom in Mexico. Mexican Cartels are blackmailing him and he’s decided that Benedict Arnold needs some company in US history.
Cartel blackmail was my first thought. But it could just be hard-left ideology. Delay and obstruct.