The defeated president tried to sow doubts about Georgia and other swing states that laboriously upgraded their voting systems, while safe red states keep using antiquated equipment.
The document’s lasting effect will be undermining the ability of Congress to prevent political abuses of surveillance powers.
The contents of the latest WikiLeaks dump are perhaps less revealing than the fact of the leaks themselves.
National-security officials insist new violations of privacy are essential for keeping Americans safe from terror—but there's no evidence the programs have stopped any attacks.