It's more than a stretch ... it's asinine. But apparently these are the "big news" events they remember well, and now they pine for something similar to get the old juices running.
I myself am old enough to remember the JFK assassination. If there's anything in that ancient history that might bear comparison with today, it's corruption of at least some segments of the intelligence community ... including the FBI.
I recall 9-11 when the Left was scoffing as the attacks were compared to the Kennedy assassination in terms of impact.