Of course this pair wanted the FBI to believe that Paoadopoulus was doing his damndest to be on ‘the right side of history.’ Once it became clear to them that the FBI was no longer buying their story, they shifted to ‘we wuz set up’ conspiracy theories. Possibly in hopes of rightwing help but if she is acting at the behest of Russia then there was an interest in simply sowing doubt.
They weren’t giving proper acknowledgement of his awesome coffee-fetching abilities?