

He was playing an antagonist character (way toned down but think of his character in Django) so they might have agreed with his take.
Sam kept urging Kendrick not to make a scene, not to make a fuss, just to stay nice and quiet. Clearly meant to be a baddie but likely lost on a lot of viewers.
He’s normalizing corruption. He doesn’t think it should be prohibited for people to misuse their office to provide political favors.