It’s to clear Podesta and help protect Hillary
Yup, to clear or at least insulate her. Note, the Podesta’s filed, three years after the fact, amended disclosure forms regarding foreign lobbying. This was at the same time the noose tightened on Manafort. Think they were given a head’s up?? One of the Podesta’s resigned yesterday. He is the fall guy. He will fall on his sword, admit they made an “error” but corrected it and take some kind of administrative sanction like he will be bared from lobbying for a few years. Meanwhile, the band will play on in the Trump lynching.
Looking at some of the wording in the Montfort indictment, it seems to describe Company B being in on the scam and it seems to describe Company A (supposedly the Podesta Group) as being deceived by the scam.
I could be wrong. Will have to read it again.