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| WikiLeaks releases yet more #PodestaEmails from Clinton campaign chair | WikiLeaks releases yet more #PodestaEmails from Clinton campaign chair |
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| WikiLeaks has released a new batch of emails from Hillary Clinton’s campaign chair John Podesta. | WikiLeaks has released a new batch of emails from Hillary Clinton’s campaign chair John Podesta. |
| The latest tranche comprises of around 1,577 mails, bringing the total released so far to 25,000. WikiLeaks has said it will release around 50,000 mails in total in the lead up to the presidential election on November 8. | The latest tranche comprises of around 1,577 mails, bringing the total released so far to 25,000. WikiLeaks has said it will release around 50,000 mails in total in the lead up to the presidential election on November 8. |
| The leak comes just a day after WikiLeaks revealed the first batch of emails involving an account Barack Obama was possibly using before winning the election in November 2008. | The leak comes just a day after WikiLeaks revealed the first batch of emails involving an account Barack Obama was possibly using before winning the election in November 2008. |
| READ MORE: WikiLeaks publishes list of Obama emails, reveals his address | READ MORE: WikiLeaks publishes list of Obama emails, reveals his address |
| Phone numbers for contacting controversial tycoon George Soros are apparently revealed. In an email from Sara Latham to Podesta three numbers are listed, described as “cell”, “home M-Friday” and “home weekends”. | |
| Jeb Bush is described as a “jerk” by Robby Mook, campaign manager for Clinton, in a mail to Podesta which discusses Clinton’s speech at a fundraiser in Colorado. The mail, dated August 4, 2015, is titled ‘Hitting Jeb tonight’. | |
| Clinton’s camp reveal their criteria for becoming a VP candidate in a mail where Paul Harstad from Democracy Alliance suggests to Podesta that Lt Governor of California Gary Newsom be selected for the role. | |
| Harstad’s reasoning is that Newsom is “tall, very good looking, looks clean cut, and has a young attractive family.” His family's financial struggles and working class background make him an ideal candidate, according to the mail. | |
| “Importantly, I think he is young enough, attractive enough and progressive enough to attract Millennials and Bernie Sanders supporters,” he adds. | |
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