To clarify: the ministry want to place someone supportive of leaving some vulnerabilities "managed" by secret services. Schönborn was strict on security and obligations to close any zerodays known to governments.

However, it is probably not a setup, but the minister just took the opportunity of some drama created by the show. The facts all were known when he we was brought into office. There were previous reports.The "news", him attending the birthday party of his former lobbying outfit with permission of the ministry, could be counted as a setup, but it rather makes the ministry look bad as well.