My unlearned guess that all they’ve succeeded in doing is loosing the long knives. Hillary had damned well better be prepared for debate evisceration. Screw with him at your leisure (he can take as well as give); screw with his wife at your peril.
You are right about that. Also, between the lifted phrases AND the rickroll, I smell sabotage. They’re wise to move on from it publicly, but I’d look a little deeper on the QT.