In addition to getting lower-level conspirators to flip against upper level ones, the white hats may be waiting for some of the SES to commit crimes in carrying out the deep states’ orders as a way of culling the SES herd.
In other cases, some flipped SES are turning over directions given to them via electronic means by their DS masters.
It takes a government counterintelligence agency to allow the country to be taken over by a known Chinese agent in order to avoid endangering their classified sources and methods.