News Outlets Don’t Report Leaked Confidential Material

August 12, 2024 4:59 am

Three news outlets were recently leaked confidential material from inside the Trump campaign, but have chosen not to reveal any of the details about what they received. The leak stands in marked contrast to the Wikileaks episode of the 2016 presidential campaign, when the website leaked material from inside the Hillary Clinton campaign that had been exposed through a Russian hack. This time, three outlets received material that included the campaign’s internal vetting report on vice presidential candidate JD Vance. The source is unclear; the Trump campaign says it is an Iranian hack. There’s also some question about how newsworthy the material actually is.