The State Department on Wednesday denied any wrongdoing after emails hacked from John Podesta’s private account revealed that the department coordinated with Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign before news broke of her use of a private email server.

“I’m not going to talk about leaked documents,” State Department spokesman John Kirby told reporters. “What I will say is that there are times when, in trying to make sure we’re accurate, it’s appropriate to reach outside this agency to talk to former officials. That is not unusual, particularly when we’re trying to be accurate about something regarding that individual.”