WikiLeaks publishes new batch of Podesta emails

The release of the 800 new emails is the eighth of what they say are Podesta’s emails, bringing the total to more than 11,000.

WikiLeaks claims to have 50,000 of Podesta’s emails, and the website will continue to release them in batches.

This batch of Podesta emails include exchanges on how the Clinton campaign could woo Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren so that she wouldn’t be “antagonized” and pushed to endorse Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders in the Democratic primaries.

The campaign was working on Clinton’s position regarding Wall Street reforms in October 2015, and considered adopting some of Warren’s positions in order to score some points with her, despite fears of being accused of “phoniness” of Clinton changing her position.

In Podesta’s email exchange with Clinton adviser Mary Grunwald, Podesta said Clinton was “leaning toward endorsing Glass-Steagall” but was now planning to not endorse it. In response, Grunwald wrote, “Jake says this is a political decision … I understand that we face phoniness charges if we ‘change’ our position now — but we face political risks this way too. I worry about Elizabeth [Warren] deciding to endorse Bernie [Sanders].”

Other new emails included discussions of whether to consider former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg as a potential secretary of state pick, and the Clinton and Sanders teams’ battle over Larry David’s endorsement.

The Clinton campaign has not said whether or not the emails are authentic but continues to blame the Russian government for the attack — claiming the hack of the emails is part of their effort to elect Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.

U.S. intelligence officials also think the email releases may be part of Russian-backed efforts to influence the presidential election.