Maybe not at his direction specifically, but he knew what was going on & did not rein in his people. So it was at least okay with him to go forward with this.
It’s clear the Zero was afraid of the spooks, so Zero was the poster child for hear no evil, see no evil...
What did he know, and when did he know it?
I hope the MSM and liberactionaries chase their own tails (or are they being chased BY their own tails) forever on this.