Randall,

your gesture is chivalrous but you need to keep in mind that Estel has been a pariah by his own choice for most of the last Council's tenure.
he is accusing still members of the last Council, namely Woody, but whenever he is confronted (by Woody or others) about an accusation, he comes up with something else, like a kid caught in a lie.
the reason why he is accusing Woody all the time is because Woody took it on himself to debunk Estel's accusation against the whole Council after his eviction.

rather then removing filter, what's needed here is to ban Estel permanently...