I think it's hard to tell whether Wikileaks was a convenient patsy in this process being played to the best advantage of one side (likely the Russians) over oth

I think it's hard to tell whether Wikileaks was a convenient patsy in this process being played to the best advantage of one side (likely the Russians) over others, or whether they actively played along either because of partisan bias or because they hoped to get more dirt to publish. The thing is we all used to love WL for their active transparency and independence, but when they started playing these games (or allowing themselves to be played) they lost that respect