Clinton’s State Dept. tried to influence WaPo’s Wikileaks story

By Becket Adams

Published October 1, 2015 1:24am ET

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Clinton’s State Dept. tried to influence WaPo’s Wikileaks story — Syrian Kurdish militia members of YPG make a V-sign next to poster of Abdullah Ocalan, jailed Kurdish rebel leader, and a Turkish army tank in the background in Esme village in Aleppo province, Syria. In 2011, the Washington Post ignored State Department requests not to report on un-redacted cables onÂ U.S.-Turkey intel cooperation against Kurds. (AP Photo/Mursel Coban, Depo Photos, File) | Mursel Coban

The State Department and the White House made an effort in 2011 to convince the Washington Post not to publish un-redacted State Department cables obtained illegally by the hacker group Wikileaks.

Attempts by federal officials to influence the Post’s coverage proved unsuccessful, however, according to a batch of emails released Wednesday by State Department officials.

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