
COINTELPRO (syllabic abbreviation derived from Counter Intelligence Program; 1956–1971) was a series of covert and illegal[1][2] projects actively conducted by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) aimed at surveilling, infiltrating, discrediting, and disrupting domestic American political organizations.[3][4] FBI records show COINTELPRO resources targeted groups and individuals the FBI deemed subversive,[5] including feminist organizations,[6][7] the Communist Party USA,[8]anti–Vietnam War organizers, activists of the civil rights movement and Black power movement movements. (wikipeadia)
Well, it wouldn’t be the first time they did it.