Once again, you're the expert. If my argument is "facially absurd" then you should have been able to explain why in one post, instead of name calling in three.
One person's "name calling", is another person's detailing of the the absurd. Just saying.
And, you compound your absurdity by not extending your argument to its logical conclusion. If you believe the FBI is in violation of US code for "corresponding" with pirates, then if you are going to be intellectually honest, you must also believe that any US Navy personnel who correspond with the same pirates would be equally culpable.
And no, that not a straw man argument, that's just a hypothetical extension of your posited theory.
Law enforcement agents negotiating the surrender of criminals, or a peaceful release of illegally detained citizens, are not after the fact criminal accomplices. But, that's EXACTLY the argument you're making. I'm not sure what else to call it, other than "facially absurd". I'm sorry that you think that's "name calling".