One of the theories I considered to explain why PapaD was sooo eager to setup a meeting between Trump and Putin was that PapaD was planted by the intel agency that was responsible for the emails releases. His job was to help frame the Russians.
One reason I liked the theory is it doesn't require PapaD to be in on it. He was simply told to setup a meeting between Trump and Putin. He didn't have to know about the theft of emails.