The Podesta Group is not named in the newly released indictments, but the company is one of two indirectly referenced in the charges. In the indictment, the firms are referred to as “Company A and Company B,” according to people familiar with the companies’ involvement. Podesta is the brother of John Podesta, a longtime Democratic adviser who led the presidential campaign of Hillary Clinton. It’s unclear how much the Podesta Group or its principal founder knew about the funding for the client they represented. “The Podesta Group has fully cooperated with the Special Counsel’s office and taken every possible step to provide documentation that confirms compliance with the law.

Source: Washington Post October 30, 2017 19:17 UTC