The reality can be a combination of things:

When some people have the desire to oust you and suddenly find a plausible excuse, is that a conspiracy or just grabbing an opportunity that is presented?

I think this is what makes a conspiracy theorist personality diverge from rational thinking; they will focus on the active part of the people who benefit from the outcome and imply that have planned it all along and schemed secretly and "who knows how much else we don't know about".