I'm not sure since I have no idea how it works internally, but maybe just maybe the FBI has quotas... You know, every year they have a minimum of arrests to make for each type of crime they are supposed to look for... Some stupid ass incentive like that...
That would explain a couple of stuffs
They have performance reviews, like all government bureaucrats. Being able to write, "I did such and such a thing which led to the arrest and conviction of a domestic terrorist" is a nice talking point for a performance review.
Bureaucratic virtue signal...
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