I view it as attracting and guiding the opponents' attack. They are going to attack, regardless. Better to set up a path for them to take that to let them choose it. SC focuses the opposition, gets them in that box, a box they happen to think they want and like.
Maybe. I can’t imagine it was part of the plan, more like a counter move that was not anticipated but in the end not decisive. But the end of the deep state coup may be coming soon. One indicator is just to read Linda Graham’s comments from the past few days. He seems to know that the whole Russia hoax is about to implode on top of the hoaxers.