> If it is the US government moving to constrain other powerful media establishments that could counter their voice, it does make you wonder what they are so worried about being released. > Are the emails really so bad they could lose Hillary the election? That would surprise me.

I think who the leaks hurt or don't hurt isn't really the problem. The problem is that a foreign power is selectively leaking data from one political party in order to influence the outcome of the election. It would be just as bad, imo, if they were leaking Trump and the RNC's emails.