Advertisement Continue reading the main storyHe did acknowledge that the disclosures were the work of an illegal hack — which is further than Mr. Trump went in Sunday’s debate. Based on a few emails plucked from the account, Mr. Trump and his team have accused Clinton aides of improperly receiving inside information from the Obama administration. But as much as Mr. Trump sees WikiLeaks coming to his rescue, strategists in his own party take a dim view of its ultimate impact. The emails from Mr. Podesta were also the result of an illegal hack — but of a private email account or campaign emails, not a government agency. “He’s not basing his campaign on WikiLeaks — it’s only backing up what he’s been saying the whole time,” Mr. Graves said.

Source: New York Times October 13, 2016 01:17 UTC