That's a pretty freakin' reasonable take jrcrist.
The FBI's mandate (among many other things) is to investigate allegations of national security breaches. In my opinion Director Wray learned an important "what not to do" lesson from former Director Comey:
- Comey received allegations about potential national security breaches on both Trump and Clinton, and made public announcements that the Bureau was investigating. There was NO need for the public to know, and it was an egregious error to do so. Comey's public announcements turned these potentially appropriate initial investigations into political footballs, and during an election year! Yikes.
- Contrast that to this occasion; allegations that a subpoena had been ignored for the return of classified/SCI materials was followed by a search warrant that no one knew had been executed while it was happening, or for hours to follow. The Bureau kept it under wraps, just as they had done with the subpoena in June. Former President Trump then went on social media to vent about the search warrant, and a flood of attention immediately ensued.
Charges have not been filed in any of these matters, though as of 2018 this stuff is now a felony. In my opinion the USGOV just wanted their shit back, and they found out it was not happening even when a federal grand jury subpoena required it.
One more summary, and ultimately important takeaway:
Until and unless people can see the probable cause that led to the search warrant, any opinion as to whether it was necessary or appropriate is pure conjecture.