Funny thing is, if he had disclosed it on the form nothing would have been done anyway! The fix was in and Fusion GPS was a benign oppo-research entity to everyone who wasn’t involved until they pimped the dossier.
I agree. If he had disclosed, the ethics folks likely never would have even connected it to his work. His concealment seems to be a strong admission that he was knowingly and willfully engaged in wrongdoing.