Earlier quoted context omitted.
No, not unless you’re somehow able to make the team, the CTO and Tim feel good at the same time. If you figure that part out let me know.
But if Tim's work is so bad that you can prove it..... How can a boss dodge the proof? I guess Tim should be fired second, the boss should go first...
This is a business decision, reality has no influence here.
That's why they invented the term "Business reality".