Republicans (and some misguided individuals here on Spout-Off) have spent nearly four years pushing the idea that federal law enforcement instigated the insurrectionist assault. The absurd claim was rooted in the idea that it was the FBI, and not Trump’s rabid followers, that was responsible for the violence at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. This has never made any sense. If the bureau’s leaders disliked Trump (even though the FBI director was appointed by him), they only had to wait two weeks for him to be out of office.