Betsy Gotbaum, executive director of the good government watchdog Citizens Union, saw nothing improper with de Blasio’s inquiry about Findlayter, who was a well-known clergyman. But she said subsequent de Blasio scandals, like the recent $173 million deal for slumlords brokered by an attorney who has donated money to the mayor, made the Findlayter episode now look more suspect than it would otherwise appear.