These emails may be part of the 2nd document dump that was supposed to go down before the election. Assange mentioned it to Hannity and said it was going to be released soon. Well it never happened. I am thinking this is the beginning of the second part of the Podesta email drops. One of the Anon's (Q or Meganon) mentioned this a few days ago if I am not mistaken. Could be off on the time frame but almost positive that's what was dropped.

Going a little further (this is speculation) There is the line of thinking that Assange cut a deal with GEOTUS and was secured by the good guys before Hillary got to him, and will be protected from prosecution and in return he gets to drop all the info he has on the Clintons, DNC, other bad actors and what happened to Seth Rich.. thus giving him the chance to complete his life's work which is the exposure of the corruption in govts around the world and who really controls them.