Indeed. I think this is all optics. Trump is contesting the election results as a participant in the election, and he has to keep it at this level. Sidney's lane seems to be taking her down the road of national security, as per Trump's EO declaring the election a national emergency: https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order-imposing-certain-sanctions-event-foreign-interference-united-states-election/ Perhaps she is the public bulldog of the DNI, which has jurisdiction in this case? It certainly is possible. Now they are considering her a lunatic, i.e. "appear weak when you are strong".