They need the distraction. Not simply because of the emails either, but also because of shit like this:

https://twitter.com/HilLIARy_Lies/status/782408067380088833?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw


Theory is that the Hillary camp was going to wait longer before releasing dialogue between Trump and Bush since, you know, the attention span of the electorate is such that the further away from the voting date that these so-called "bombshells" are released, the more likely they are to forget about them. However, Hilldawg's hand was probably forced by the leaked quotes and videos like this one that show Bill Clinton groping an unwilling assistant.