It indemnifies government and prevents blame on those terrorists they seek to politically protect.
‘Lone wolf’ is Orwellian New-speak.
A better term is “Known Wolf”.
The Senate had hearings today on the Known Wolf terrorist threat.
It turns out that there are almost no lone wolves, who attack from nowhere, without warning, all on their own. Just about all of them have relationships with multiple islamists, and received support with their preparations.
Even more telling, the overwhelming majority of islamist terrorists in the US, had been interviewed by the FBI prior to their attacks.