October 7, 2016 🟡 Significant

Wikileaks releases Podesta emails minutes after Access Hollywood tape

Less than an hour after the Access Hollywood tape broke, Wikileaks began dumping thousands of emails stolen from Hillary Clinton's campaign chairman John Podesta. The timing suggested a coordinated effort to distract from Trump's scandal. Trump seized on the leaks, declaring "I love Wikileaks!" at rallies.

"I love Wikileaks!" — Campaign rally (Oct 10)

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Offenses:
disinformation corruption
Domains:
democracy foreign-policy
Tags:
#wikileaks#russia-interference#campaign-2016

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