RUSSIAN!
Assuming there is any merit to this, I can’t imagine this is the plan— at least not to start. If optics are important, then they can’t just remove elected officials from office, for recklessly supporting a bunch of crazies.
Maybe they use this to remove the senators who aren’t up this year, after The Storm has exposed them all. But can’t lead with this, and not lose a good portion of the country to civil unrest. (Again)