Politics & Government

WikiLeaks releases stolen Democratic voicemails

Associated Press
DNC Chairwoman, Debbie Wasserman Schultz speaks during a campaign event for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in Tampa, Fla., on Friday. Wasserman Schultz resigned from her post Sunday under fire over stolen Democratic National Committee emails released by WikiLeaks. WikiLeaks has now released stolen voicemails from the organizaiton.
DNC Chairwoman, Debbie Wasserman Schultz speaks during a campaign event for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in Tampa, Fla., on Friday. Wasserman Schultz resigned from her post Sunday under fire over stolen Democratic National Committee emails released by WikiLeaks. WikiLeaks has now released stolen voicemails from the organizaiton. Mary Altaffer Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA

WikiLeaks has released 29 voicemails stolen from the Democratic National Committee, and they include several from unidentified party members upset by Bernie Sanders’ influence on the party.

The anti-Sanders messages are included with mostly run-of-the-mill messages about upcoming Democratic events that WikiLeaks selected for release Wednesday.

One caller objected to Sanders’ choices for the party’s platform committee and didn’t even want the Vermont senator to have a speaking slot at the Democratic National Convention. Sanders spoke in prime time Tuesday night.

The caller – speaking about Sanders – said “he’s not a Democrat. Please stop this man now.” Another complained about the role given to Sanders supporter Cornel West, who’s been highly critical of President Barack Obama.

The release follows more than 19,000 stolen DNC emails that WikiLeaks published on its website last week.

This story was originally published July 27, 2016 at 6:31 PM with the headline "WikiLeaks releases stolen Democratic voicemails."

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