Correct. They knew who “leaked “ it before it was “leaked”. Whoever “leaked” it was just following orders. They could have told when it was going to be “leaked” and what was going to be “leaked” in January 2022. We are being ruled by evil , corrupt, and degenerate individuals. But that is what the American People want.
IMHO the reason for the leak was the draft had been passed around and it became impossible to persuade any of the originalist justices to change his/her opinion. Hence, intimidation via the leak was the last alternative. Remember, the three Trump appointees were successfully intimidated by the threat of riots into refusing to accept the 2020 Texas election challenge.