I agree. Flynn was bait. He was already controversial and despised by some in the US intelligence community. He was, to them, low hanging fruit and an apparently easy target. His mission was to be a ‘wild weasel’ to draw fire. Once his mission was complete he left the airspace.
and because the hated him,that made all the more tempting for these people to show their true colors. Made him perfect bait for the sting.
The thing that does fit is the FISA stuff. Unless that came from some gather thru the incidental contact.
1-They believe Trump is in with the Russians
2-Bug all the Russians & see what else turns up
3-Use that suspicion to get a FISA to cover their butts
4-Use the FISA to get Trump campaign play-book
5-Why Hillary thought TX & GA was in play. They planted that mis-information and it sucked her away from WI & MI
6-Bill Belichek would be proud