WikiLeaks Releases Paid Clinton Speech Excerpts, And Threatens To Expose Google (dailymail.co.uk)

An anonymous Slashdot reader quotes the Independent: Wikileaks has dumped thousands of emails from Hillary Clinton campaign chair John Podesta, which includes apparent excerpts from Ms Clinton's paid, closed-door speeches to Wall Street executives after leaving her position as Secretary of State. In the excerpts, flagged in a 25 January email, Ms Clinton apparently suggested that Wall Street insiders were best qualified to regulate the banking industry and also included her apparent admission of the need for money from banking executives for political fundraising...

"Earlier today, the US government removed any reasonable doubt that the Kremlin has weaponized WikiLeaks to meddle in our election and benefit Donald Trump's candidacy," said Clinton campaign spokesperson Glen Caplin. "We are not going to confirm the authenticity of stolen documents released by Julian Assange who has made no secret of his desire to damage Hillary Clinton." Slashdot reader schwit1 quotes the Daily Mail's article about what's coming up next: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange promised to release information on subjects including the U.S. election and Google [and] warned that the so called 'October Surprise' will expose Google. Assange did not reveal what type of information would be leaked about the tech giant, but his 2014 book could provide a clue. In it, he wrote: "(Eric) Schmidt's tenure as CEO saw Google integrate with the shadiest of U.S. power structures..."

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Interesting

[93 Escort Wagon]

These Wikileaks releases do seem pretty one-sided. Is it just a function of what they do and don't have (it's surprising they didn't have that Trump recording)? But it's hard to believe the timing is completely coincidental, given how it seems to happen soon after Trump either says something particularly stupid or we learn about something damning from his past. However it's not surprising there's lots of skeletons in either candidate's closet... but again, why doesn't Assange have any of Trump's?

Problem is, from what I've seen over the past few months on Slashdot - it's obviously going to be hard to have a rational discussion on these questions here right now. People are way too ready to overlook their preferred candidate's foibles.

Re:Interesting

[Tesen]

These Wikileaks releases do seem pretty one-sided. Is it just a function of what they do and don't have (it's surprising they didn't have that Trump recording)? But it's hard to believe the timing is completely coincidental, given how it seems to happen soon after Trump either says something particularly stupid or we learn about something damning from his past. However it's not surprising there's lots of skeletons in either candidate's closet... but again, why doesn't Assange have any of Trump's?

Problem is, from what I've seen over the past few months on Slashdot - it's obviously going to be hard to have a rational discussion on these questions here right now. People are way too ready to overlook their preferred candidate's foibles.

I find it interesting the connection between WikiLeaks and Russia add on top of that the business connections and announced respect that Donald Trump has for Putin. Yes, it could all be very coincidental and perhaps WikiLeaks / Russia is playing to the gaffes of Trump (and he keeps falling for it and fueling the fire, which is a problem in of it self). Add on his business history is less than stellar, the losses he has had, the very disgusting comments he has made about women, minorities etc and you get a very odd looking if not ugly looking picture.

I hate to bring this election down to Hillary vs. Trump -- unfortunately at the presidential level that is it. 3rd parties at this point are not going to win the White House, but obtaining senate and house seats both at the federal and state levels is very possible. Gear up folks, spend the next couple of years finding indies that are not batshit crazy and lets try to change the system for us.

Re:Interesting

[whoever57]

But it's hard to believe the timing is completely coincidental, given how it seems to happen soon after Trump either says something particularly stupid or we learn about something damning from his past.

Are you sure it isn't the other way around? Perhaps the Dems have a collection of things like the recent recording of Trump ready to go, to deflect the news from things like these leaks on Wikileaks? The old Trump recordings have pushed the Clinton emails out of the headlines. Coincidence?

Re:Wha?!?! Hilary! lied?!?! In bed with banksters?

[Black Parrot]

Story about Clinton being bribed by Russia for favours while she was Secretary of State. Bribed by Russia for uranium, in the NYT

LoL. This "scandal" was put to rest at the time when someone asked who bribed the other dozen agencies that had to sign off on it.