That is why "pizza gate" erupted: The peasants can amuse themselves over the sexual (sex and death are the Alpha and the Omega of existence for our tiny brains) appetites of their elite.
My bet is Podesta revealed too much and they had to put that genie back in the bottle quick re: Podesta is connected to General Dynamics; Boeing; Raytheon; United Technologies. All corporations involved in some really advanced technological developments we could barely comprehend. Podesta was not very sophisticated with security. "Shut up John, or you will lose your contracts in Washington."
A distraction to vector investigators away from these types of "secret black projects." That's why the NSA monitors all SWIFT transactions and aren't nearly as aware of our online existence as we have been incorrectly led to think.