I think it fits. I think you may be right on target.
Think back to when Clapper got caught talking about the NSA database (2013/2014?).
What did they tell us....
It’s okay - there are only checks for terrorism related activity and it is done by dispassionate intel analysts and nobody else.
If I am right, it was done for whatever reason they wanted to do it (including politics) and contractors employed by the DNC and Clinton campaign had access!
It is pretty crazy to think and/or write this. I know, but it fits not only what we know, but it also explains the desperation to be rid of Trump.
Remember the skepticism and even outrage by the MSM when Clapper said that? I wonder where that went?