I think if they tried that sincerely, it would give them the Arch Duke Ferdinand moment they so anxiously want to provoke. Not that anyone would be assassinated, but it might very well serve as THE pivotal action that sets a flame to the massive pile of kindling that has been growing.
OTOH - who was the last guy who screwed the CIA? What happened to him.
Then there’s the DC Madam. She hanged herself. Sure she did.