I disagree on one point: I don’t think thry care at all that it looks politically motivated. I think they take great pleasure in the fact that they have done this and are now rubbing our noses in it. They are sadists and sociopaths. They enjoy this and the more they can get away with, the better it makes them feel.
True, just like they don't care how blatant they are when they steal elections. When criminals aren't held responsible for their crimes they become emboldened, and do even more criminal acts. Who is going to stop them? The Republicans? Hardly.