Even if that's unequivocally true, the image of the elite squabbling on the floor, fearing for their life is terrible optics. The Trump supporters accidentally stabbed God, and proved that he indeed draws blood.

If they were attempting to use it for further crackdowns as you claim, then it's most definitely a pyrrhic victory. I can't possibly imagine that the egotistical elitists would risk their own lives, just to create a pretense for something they were already pushing narratives for.