Given that I am also in the campaign managed by icopress, so maybe I can be a part of this drama, I also confirm that I have not received any similar request through PM to exclude someone from the trust list.
What I can confirm is that I received a PM from him earlier, but it was exclusively related to the transfer to another campaign when the previous one (Wasabi) ended. I saw it as taking care of campaigns and participants, which is certainly respectable