DNC serves WikiLeaks with lawsuit via Twitter

By Caitlin Yilek

Published August 10, 2018 11:07pm ET

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DNC serves WikiLeaks with lawsuit via Twitter — FILE - In this June 14, 2016 file photo, people stand outside the Democratic National Committee (DNC) headquarters in Washington. The computers of the House Democratic campaign committee had been hacked, an intrusion that investigators say resembles the recent cyber breach of the Democratic National Committee for which the Russian government is the leading suspect. (AP Photo/Paul Holston, File) | Paul Holston

Lawyers for the Democratic National Committee tried an unusual tactic Friday in dealing with Wikileaks.

They turned to Twitter to serve the whistleblower website with a lawsuit.

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