They probably plan to steal it again, and know they'll be called out for it this time.
"(Natural News) In anticipation of rioting or even a second civil war following the upcoming election, the Department of Defense (DoD) is preliminarily gutting the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878 to allow for the US military to execute law, martial law, on American soil. As it was written, Posse Comitatus does not allow for any constitutional exceptions. ..."