He's gonna do what he's gonna do.
His program is influential. But he is quite careful about not stepping directly on deep state toes. He'll play according to the templates advanced by the press, for the most part. There is TONS of room for dissent in that playground.
Limbaugh never got down in the weeds on OKC, Waco, Ruby Ridge, or a host of toher events where it is pretty clear the government was "dealing dirty," to put it mildly.
I figure he'll do a sort of admit it (Q) is there, but is in the nature of a LARP - in his own words, of course. Acknowledge, but try to discourage serious interest.
Your scenario sounds quite plausible for Blowhard Limbaugh.