They probably hoped to watch him and see where his trail led them. Sounds like the same kind of thinking that went into the Gunwalker program.
I find it hard to believe that the numerous Muslim Brotherhood moles—now up to and including (probably) the executive assistant to our Sec. State—didn’t have something to do with this.
Even in Conservative circles such operatives exist (Grover Norquist), and I really don’t know how—in a free society—we can fight them.
Muslim Brotherhood infiltration, mis-use of social security accounts for fraudulent college attendance/grants, pass-port issues, all tied to Saudi influence.... wonder how this issue would unravel if we could pull the thread long enough...