“Hence operation Gunwalker. “
Well, Gunwalker was begun in 2005.
I think you'll find this kind of "end justifies the means" mentality rampant at every federal bureaucracy. Administrations come and go. The career bureaucrats that inhabit and infest these agencies remain.
The Democrats are The Party of Big Government, and these bureaucrats are natural constituents and powerful allies. Their positions and proximity mean that in many ways they have better access to and more opportunity to influence your own representatives than you do.