The references in the Manafort indictment to “Company A” and “Company B” are believed to be euphemisms for the Podesta Group and above-mentioned Mercury LLC. Why the organizations are not referred to directly in the charging documents is unclear.
What is clear is that Tony Podesta’s organization played a large role in the lobbying activities at the basis of Manafort’s indictment and that his firm is apparently guilty of at least one of the crimes Manafort was arrested for today.
