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[–] STACKS88 0 points 10 points (+10|-0) ago  (edited ago)

If he was already an intel asset/program, this was likely done simply to let an asset off the hook, to give it a plausible explanation for why he isn't going to 'federal-fuck-me-in-the-ass' prison without raising alarm bells with the public (which clearly didn't work out).

After all, they can't just come out and say "Look, this is a corrupt government blackmail operation. It's national security. Let him go. He's with us."