Honestly wondering if this was done deliberately by DOJ tech folks who weren’t on board with the cover-up.

Never attribute to morality that which is adequately explained by stupidity.

The saying is usually malice but I suppose it still works with morality all the same

Because this would be doing a good thing, not a malicious one.

Being malicious is not exclusive to being a bad person. Good people can be malicious in the face of adversity. It’s an effective tool of protest.