Maybe wishful thinking but this reminds me of a third-rate burglary run by a bunch of amateurs back in the early 70s.
Somehow, I don’t think Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein will give a crap.
Actually, that was a pretty sophisticated plan organized by a pretty smart fellow (G. Gordeon Liddy). If some building security guard didn't happen to notice a small piece of tape on a door frame (placed there to keep the doorknob bolt from latching), it may never have been discovered.