It was likely given to AJ so he could establish cred for the 'Character'
He's a deep stater
Can you do a fake death too easily otherwise?
And still collect the royalties from your past gig?
"Jones" has done other tricks to enforce his credibility.
lack of government oversight of the FBI for six decades elaborated here:
https://epublications.marquette.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1110&context=dissertations_mu
spot check from one page, picrel
on FBI illegal surveillance
which has been going on for a long time - the whole time of their existence - especially since HOOVER became chief.
textrel