Problem scenario
Edmund Randolph was the attorney general under George Washington. George Washington evidently trusted Edmund Randolph. But George Washington did not forgive George Mason for refusing to sign the Constitution. Why was Edmund Randolph different?
Possible Answer
At the Virginia ratification convention, George Mason voted "no," but Edmund Randolph voted "yes."
The source of Edmund Randolph doing these things is https://edu.lva.virginia.gov/oc/stc/people/edmund-randolph.