Did Richardson's removal make Kimmel less vocal?

Did the treatment of James Richardson make Kimmel less vocal before the Japanese attack?

No; Kimmel was vocal, but Richardson possessed deeper Japan expertise and more intelligence context, while Kimmel depended on his staff receiving information Washington did not provide.

Richardson's removal did not simply frighten Kimmel into silence. Richardson was the Navy's leading Japan specialist and had argued in a 1934 Naval War College thesis that Pearl Harbor was the logical opening target for an undeclared Japanese attack. Kimmel's strength lay in understanding his own ships, training, and combat systems. A competent staff should connect knowledge of the enemy with knowledge of one's own force. Kimmel could perform that integration only if intelligence flowed into his headquarters and specialist officers had enough evidence to shape his decisions.