Hacking: Don't forget leaked e-mails were authentic

I can understand how discovering whether or not the presidential election was influenced by Russia is important. I am fully supportive of discovering the facts.

However, one fact seems to be over-looked: The Clinton e-mails released by WikiLeaks are real; there has been no denial of authenticity.

Had the attitudes and backroom deal-making not happened, there would be no discussion or supposed election influence. It is the content of the e-mails, not the source, that troubled voters.

This story was originally published December 21, 2016 at 6:42 PM with the headline "Hacking: Don't forget leaked e-mails were authentic."