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by doomtop 3603 days ago
> wasn't the whole point of WikiLeaks to hold governments and their leaders accountable?

No, not exactly.

WikiLeaks specializes in the analysis and publication of large datasets of censored or otherwise restricted official materials involving war, spying and corruption.[1]

I would definitely say the DNC leak was restricted official materials involving corruption.

[1] https://wikileaks.org/What-is-Wikileaks.html