Thank goodness for WikiLeaks.
WikiLeaks is a journalistic-based group that publicizes secret information, news leaks and classified information from anonymous sources.
WikiLeaks posted emails that suggest the Democratic National Committee (DNC) favored Hillary Clinton over her challenger Sen. Bernie Sanders rather than taking a neutral stance and letting voters determine the presidential nominee.
Those facts upset die-hard Sanders supporters who suspected that DNC officials had always unfairly favored Clinton. DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz resigned because of the obvious anti-Sanders bias. Information revealed detailed chats, emails and research on Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump.
No one has disputed the accuracy of the emails, which contained phone numbers and contact information.
Their recent revelation also showed that financial donors contributing to the DNC would be rewarded with appointments to federal boards and commissions.
“The disclosed DNC emails look like the potential Clinton Administration intertwined the appointments to federal government boards and commissions with the political and fundraising operations of the Democratic Party,” said Ken Boehm, for the watchdog group National Legal and Policy Center, “That is unethical, if not illegal.”
The proposed appointments confirms evidence that the DNC favored Clinton over Sanders. None of the prospective donors/potential appointees donated to Sanders’ campaign.
Boehn, who served Citizens for Reagan, believes the fact that Democrats are lining up appointments to federal committees is strong evidence of a reward for their donations.
Donor David Shapira, chairman of grocery store Giant Eagle, is listed with USPS — a likely reference to the U.S. Postal Service. Shapira and his wife have donated to Clinton, the DNC and other Democratic and liberal political action committees.
Jordan Kaplan, DNC’s national finance director, asks for names of donors they want to propose for federal commissions.
“Any folks who you’d like to be considered — USPS, NEA, NEH. Basically anyone who has a niche interest and might like to serve on the board of one of these orgs.”
David Trone, a wine and beer retailer, donated $334,000 to the Democratic Hope Fund and the maximum $33,400 to the DNC.
Martin Elling, consulting firm McKinsey & Company, donated maximum amounts to the DNC and Clinton’s campaign and $10,000 to super PACs.
A. Robert Pietrzak, law firm Sidley Austin’s, has served on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Financial Products Advisory Committee. He maximized donations to Clinton and the DNC.
Wayne Jordan, a California real estate developer, donated $337,400 to the Hillary Victory Fund.
DNC and Clinton donor Wade Randlett already serves on the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations. He is CEO of General Biofuels.
There are no winners when neutral parties like the DNC won’t play fair.
It makes the political process a mess.
Clinton’s response — she suggested the leaks are tied to spies from the Russian government.
Yes — the wisdom of the former U.S. Secretary of State.

Jim Misunas