1. As vile as Hucksteen is, ruining someone's life and crushing their efforts at reform does not count as "violence." Abraham not getting his way democratically, and so deciding to get his way militarily instead, can only be cast as "Thorn didn't choose violence, Hucksteen did" inside Abraham's own self-justifying mind. And neither of us have any idea what other actions Abraham might've taken between the failed assassination and going into hiding. (The fact that he allied with the Dark Convention is not a good sign.)

2. Did I miss the part where it was even implied, much less outright stated, that Diana was behind Bonnie almost dying? (I assume that's what you're referring to.) Because I have no idea what you're talking about.