I don’t think it was planned.
But I firmly believe all the tinder and combustible material was put in place just waiting for an inevitable spark to light it.
Just in time for November elections. Not a coincidence.
And just when people were going nuts from having to stay in the house. Particularly young people. Too much coincidence for me. Even covid and the “lockdowns” also part of it possibly, going back to the failure of the impeachment.