Democratic National Committee v. The Russian Federation et al

Filing 207

DECLARATION of Joshua L. Dratel in Support re: #206 MOTION to Dismiss First Amended Complaint.. Document filed by WikiLeaks. (Attachments: #1 Appendix A, #2 Appendix B, #3 Appendix C, #4 Appendix D)(Dratel, Joshua)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE, :
Plaintiff,

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- against -

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THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION, et al.,

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18 Civ. 3501 (JGK)
DECLARATION IN
SUPPORT OF DEFENDANT
WIKILEAKS’S PRE-TRIAL
MOTIONS TO DISMISS THE
FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT

Defendants.
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JOSHUA L. DRATEL, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §1746, hereby affirms under penalty of
perjury:
1. I am an attorney, and I represent defendant WikiLeaks in the above-captioned
case. I make this Declaration in support of WikiLeaks’s pre-trial motions to dismiss the First
Amended Complaint, on the grounds set forth in the accompanying memorandum of law, and in
the joint Memorandum of Law filed today on behalf of all defendants, as well as in any other
defendants’ motions, which Wikileaks joins to the extent they inure to WikiLeaks’s benefit.
2. The legal and factual bases for these motions are set forth in the joint Memorandum of
Law filed on behalf of all defendants, and in the accompanying Memorandum of Law, and it is
respectfully requested that the facts set forth therein be incorporated by reference in this
Declaration.
3. Attached as Appendices to this Declaration, and relevant to these motions, are the
following:
(a)

a list of high-profile unauthorized disclosures allegedly obtained by
hacking that were published widely by media organizations, including

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WikiLeaks, across the globe, attached hereto as Appendix A;
(b)

a sampling of links to the coverage and reprinting by numerous media
organizations of materials published by WikiLeaks, attached hereto as
Appendix B;

(c)

a sampling of links to the coverage of the leaks allegedly provided by
DCLeaks and Guccifer 2.0 to publishers, attached hereto as Appendix C;
and,

(d)

a list of sites where the emails are currently cached on the internet,
attached hereto as Appendix D.

4.

Prior application for this relief has not been made.

WHEREFORE, it is respectfully requested that the Court grant WikiLeaks’s pre-trial
motions in their entirety, and for any such other and further relief as to this Court seems just and
proper.
I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct to the best of my
knowledge and belief. 28 U.S.C. §1746. Executed December 7, 2018.

/s/ Joshua L. Dratel
JOSHUA L. DRATEL

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APPENDIX A

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Appendix A
Hacked emails related to political campaigns and officials in other countries:
• Macron Emails (France) (https://wikileaks.org/macron-emails/)
• AKP Emails (Turkey) <https://wikileaks.org/akp-emails/)
Other Prominent Leaks and Hacks
• The Panama Papers (https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_Papers) and the Paradise Papers
(https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradise_Papers) are likely-hacked emails published by the
International Consortium of Investigative Journalists.
• The Afghan War Diary (https://wikileaks.org/afg),
Iraq War Logs (https://wikileaks.org/irq)
• Cablegate (https://wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_diplomatic_cables_leak)
• The Snowden documents (https://search.edwardsnowden.com)
• The Sony Hack
(https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2014/12/18/the-sony-pictures-hack-expla
ined/?utm_term=.478173535de5)
• Hacking Team (https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Hacking_Team)
• The Pentagon Papers (https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentagon_Papers).

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APPENDIX B

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Appendix B
• New York Times:
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/26/us/politics/dnc-wikileaks-emailsfundraising.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/23/us/politics/dnc-emails-sanders-clinton.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/03/us/politics/dnc-email-hack-hillary-clintonberniesanders.html
• Washington Post:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/07/22/oneve-ofdemocratic-convention-wikileaks-releases-thousands-of-documents-about-clintonthecampaign-and-internal-deliberations
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2016/07/22/wikileaksdemocratic-partyofficials-appear-to-discuss-using-sanderss-faith-against-him
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik-wemple/wp/2016/07/24/wikileaks-emailspro-clintoncnn-political-commentator-pre-checked-op-ed-with-dnc
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/07/25/dnc-staffersdisparaged-topparty-fundraiser-and-wasserman-schultz-ally/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2016/08/11/what-to-expectwhen-awikileaks-dump-turns-you-into-an-internet-folk-hero/
• ABC:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXk4E_LS33Q
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/damaging-emails-dnc-wikileaksdump/story?id=40852448
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/top-dnc-officials-wikileaks-emailrelease/story?id=41078429
• BBC:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-37639370
• CNN:
https://edition.cnn.com/2016/07/24/politics/dnc-email-leak-wikileaks/index.html
• Wall Street Journal:
https://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2016/07/25/twelve-dnc-emailsreleased-by-wikileaksthat-stand-out/
https://www.wsj.com/articles/emails-that-helped-cost-dnc-chief-debbie-wassermanschultz-her-jobshow-democratic-discord-1469399748
• NBC:
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/top-dnc-official-apologizesinsensitiveemail-after-leak-n615606
• The Guardian:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jul/23/dnc-emails-wikileakshillary-berniesanders
• Fox News:
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/wikileaks-dump-appears-to-show-dncfavored-clintoncampaign
• The Intercept:
https://theintercept.com/2016/07/22/new-leak-top-dnc-official-wanted-to-usebernie-

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sanderss-religious-beliefs-against-him/
NPR:
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/07/23/487179496/leaked-democraticparty-emailsshow-members-tried-to-undercut-sanders
PBS:
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/wikileaks-releases-29-hacked-dnc-voicemails
CNBC:
https://www.cnbc.com/2016/07/23/wikileaks-hits-dnc-ahead-of-convention-competeswith-kainevp-nomination.html
https://www.cnbc.com/2016/07/24/top-dnc-official-apologizes-for-insensitive-emailafter-leak.html
Politico:
https://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/wikileaks-pushes-leaked-dnc-voicemails-226344
https://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/dnc-leak-clinton-team-deflected-state-cashconcerns-226191
https://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/top-dnc-staffer-apologizes-for-email-on-sandersreligion-226072
USA Today:
https://usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2016/07/23/dnc-wikileaks-emailssanderswasserman-schultz-weaver/87475070/
Vox:
https://www.vox.com/2016/7/23/12261020/dnc-email-leaks-explained
Business Insider:
https://www.businessinsider.com/leaked-dnc-emails-wikileaks-2016-7
https://www.businessinsider.com/hacked-emails-dnc-weak-passwords-2016-7
Buzzfeed:
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/rubycramer/dnc-and-clinton-campaignoperations-startedmerging-before-s
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/davidmack/dnc-cybersecurity
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/adolfoflores/leaked-emails-show-dnc-staffersplottingagainst-sanders-cam
Huffington Post:
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/wikileaks-emails-show-dnc-favored-hillaryclintonover_us_57930be0e4b0e002a3134b05
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/wikileaks-dnc-berniesanders_
us_579381fbe4b02d5d5ed1d157
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/politico-dnc-kenvogel_us_57951b65e4b02d5d5ed1f8e2
The Hill:
https://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/288900-leaked-dnc-emails-revealsecretplans-to-take-on-sanders
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/288899-dnc-members-may-have-looked-tochallengesanders-on-atheism
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/289150-politico-reporter-sent-story-todemcommittee-for-pre-publication

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• Gawker:
https://gawker.com/leaked-dnc-email-refers-to-potential-latino-voters-as-b-1784216318
https://gawker.com/dnc-communications-director-ordered-anti-sanders-articl-1784191906
• Washington Times:
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/jul/23/dnc-officials-worked-againstsanders-duringprimar/
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/aug/10/couple-dnc-emails-host-obamafundraiserclinton/
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/jul/27/email-leak-outs-the-dnc/
• Yahoo News:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/bernie-dnc-email-debbie-wasserman-000000534.html
• Salon:
https://www.salon.com/2016/07/22/leaked_dnc_email_sanders_attempt_to_moderate_isr
ael_stance_disturbing_clinton_campaign_used_it_to_marginalize_bernie/
https://www.salon.com/2016/07/22/dnc_emails_wasserman_schultz_furiously_pressured
_msnbc_after_it_criticized_her_unfair_treatment_of_sanders/

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APPENDIX C

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Appendix C
Other Media Organizations Publishing Documents from Guccifer 2.0 or DCLeaks
Coverage of Guccifer 2.0’s Leaks:
• The Hill:
https://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/287558-guccifer-20-drops-new-dnc-docs
https://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/292391-exclusive-guccifer-20-hacked-memosexpand-onpennsylvania-house-races
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/291523-leaked-dccc-docs-detail-fl-demcandidatesweaknesses
• The Intercept:
https://theintercept.com/2016/10/09/exclusive-new-email-leak-reveals-clintoncampaigns-cozypress-relationship/
https://theintercept.com/2016/09/13/colin-powell-emails/
• The Daily Caller:
https://dailycaller.com/2016/10/09/leaked-documents-reveal-which-journalists-are-cozywith-theclinton-campaign/
https://dailycaller.com/2016/10/07/revealed-obama-labeled-potential-politicalappointments-byrace-gender/
https://dailycaller.com/2016/09/11/exclusive-internal-party-documents-reveal-demcongressionalnominee-has-a-shoddy-business-record/
• The Smoking Gun:
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/crime/dnc-hacker-leaks-trump-oppo-report647293
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/buster/democratic-national-committee/guccifer-dccchack-645891
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/crime/dnc-researched-clinton-speechestravel-records-621985
• Buzzfeed:
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/darrensands/after-leaked-memo-dccc-says-theysharecommon-goals-with-bla
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/andrewkaczynski/colin-powell-calls-trumpnationaldisgrace-in-personal-email
• Politico:
https://www.politico.com/story/2016/06/donald-trump-opposition-224397
https://www.politico.com/states/florida/story/2016/08/dccc-hack-unearths-dirt-on-partysowncandidates-104744
https://www.politico.com/story/2016/09/guccifer-hack-leaks-house-strategy-228208
• Vice News:
https://news.vice.com/en_us/article/8x3yek/democrats-used-a-cheat-sheet-to-deal-withblack-livesmatter-leak-reveals
• Fox News:
https://www.foxnews.com/tech/hacker-guccifer-2-0-claims-new-dnc-data-leak
• Washington Examiner:

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https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/leaked-papers-appear-to-reveal-dem-pay-for-playscheme
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/hacked-clinton-campaign-worked-with-nytreporter-behindscenes
• Washington Post:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/09/14/here-are-the-juiciestcolinpowell-comments-about-trump-and-clinton-from-his-leaked-emails
• Gawker:
https://gawker.com/contrary-to-dnc-claim-hacked-data-contains-a-ton-of-pe-1782132678
http://gawker.com/this-looks-like-the-dncs-hacked-trump-oppo-file-1782040426
Coverage of DCLeaks:
• The Intercept:
https://theintercept.com/2016/07/01/nato-general-emails/
• Buzzfeed:
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/andrewkaczynski/colin-powell-called-benghazi-astupidwitch-hunt-and-condi-r
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/christophermassie/rice-if-rumsfeld-pentagon-haddonetheir-job-iraq-might-have
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/andrewkaczynski/colin-powell-blasted-trumpschiefmilitary-advisor
• The Washington Post:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/09/14/here-are-the-juiciestcolin-powellcomments-about-trump-and-clinton-from-his-leaked-emails
• The New York Times:
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/23/us/politics/hackers-joe-biden-michelle-obamahillaryclinton.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/15/us/politics/colin-powell-emails-hack-donaldtrump.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/06/technology/how-linkedin-drove-a-wedge-betweenmicrosoftand-salesforce.html
• The Daily Caller:
https://dailycaller.com/2016/08/24/soros-organization-secretly-paid-salaries-for-staffersofmoldovan-prime-minister/
https://dailycaller.com/2016/08/25/leaked-soros-strategy-globalization-will-increasemigrationpressures/
https://dailycaller.com/2016/10/07/hacked-emails-hillarys-scummy-press-sec-bragsaboutpressuring-reporter-to-spike-story/
https://dailycaller.com/2016/10/06/revealed-hillary-clintons-new-email-address/
• The Hill:
https://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/291317-gop-emails-leaked-on-site-connected-torussianhackers
https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/291486-thousands-of-soros-docs-released-byallegedrussia-backed-hackers
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/299523-leaked-memo-shows-clinton-was-providedallquestions-ahead-interview

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• Politico:
https://www.politico.com/story/2016/09/colin-powell-emails-clinton-trump-rumsfeld228158
https://www.politico.com/tipsheets/morning-agriculture/2016/10/clinton-camps-cozyrelationshipwith-coca-cola-216866
https://www.politico.com/story/2016/09/colin-powell-clinton-emails-228135
• The Daily Beast:
https://www.thedailybeast.com/colin-powell-bill-clinton-is-still-dicking-bimbos
• Vice News:
https://news.vice.com/en_us/article/kz99gv/colin-powell-insults-clinton-and-calls-trumpnationaldisgrace-in-leaked-emails
• Ars Technica:
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/09/hacked-e-mail-account-of-whitehouseworker-exposed-in-2013-password-breach/
• Bloomberg:
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2016-08-16/how-george-soros-threatens-tomakeisrael-a-pariah
• Wall Street Journal:
https://www.wsj.com/articles/salesforces-m-a-target-list-excluded-twitter-1476834470
https://www.wsj.com/articles/ipo-hopeful-bloom-energy-enlisted-colin-powell-for-taxcreditextension-1476906978
• Forbes:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/nancyhuehnergarth/2016/10/17/hacked-emails-show-cocacola-aimsto-influence-hillary-clinton-and-the-media/
• CNN:
https://edition.cnn.com/2016/09/14/politics/colin-powell-dcleaks/index.html
https://edition.cnn.com/2016/09/14/politics/colin-powell-benghazi-stupid-witchhunt/index.html
• Fox News:
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/powell-says-israel-has-200-nukes-pointed-at-iran-inleaked-2015-email
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/money-talks-from-ferguson-to-unrest-overseas-newreportsreveal-soros-influence
• NBC News:
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/white-house-contractors-leaked-emailrevealssecret-service-plans-michelle-n652621
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/colin-powell-calls-trump-nationaldisgracehacked-emails-n648011
• Washington Examiner:
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/hacked-documents-reveal-soros-plans-for-moreinternetregulation
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/18-things-we-learned-from-colin-powells-leakedemails
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/hacked-clinton-feared-losing-women-todangerous-trump

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APPENDIX D

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Appendix D
Cached and Archived Copies of the Documents
Full or nearly full copies of the DNC emails are available in search engine caches. For example,
on Google it is possible to search for a list of DNC emails with the following query:
• https://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Awikileaks.org%2Fdnc-emails
• http://ddosecretspzwfy7.onion (requires Tor browser toaccess)
• https://www.scribd.com/document/322685668/Pelosi-s-blm-memo-leaked-by-Guccifer-2-0
• https://www.scribd.com/document/321265855/tab-03-extreme-polarization-and-breakdown-incivic-discourse-pdf (DCLeaks)
• https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3115974-Proeictul-Leanca-Soros-2014-2015-DCLeaks.html (DCLeaks)
And each of these emails is stored in cached form on Google’s servers:
• https://webcache.googleusercontent.c om/search?q=cache:bX OK_56oLkJ:https://wikileaks.org/dncemails/emailid/3793+&cd=3&hl=en&ct=clnk&client=firef
ox-b-ab
The same is true with Bing, where the DNC emails can be searched for as follows:
• http://www.bing.com/search?q=site%3Awikileaks.org%2Fdnc-emails
And copies of individual emails are available on Bings servers, such as:
• http://cc.bingj.com/cache.aspx?q=site%3awikileaks.org%2fdncemails&d=4779166521560271
&mkt=sv-SE&setlang=en-US&w=OMM2j4_cxK59UGa5jz4msR6eMUeC8jO4
The same is true for nearly all major search engines, though these caches would eventually
disappear if for some reason WikiLeaks took the content down. But emails are also available via
the Internet Archive, which aims at long term preservation of even deleted web pages:
• https://web.archive.org/web/20180402164624/https://wikileaks.org/dncemails/?q=&mfrom=&mto=&title=&notitle=&date_from=&date_to=&nofrom=&noto=&count=
50&sort=0#searchresult
Copies on Social Media Platforms
Excerpts from and copies of specific emails have almost certainly been posted on Twitter,
Reddit, Facebook, and most other major social media platforms. Guccifer 2.0 originally posted
many of the documents they obtained on a Wordpress blog at
• https://guccifer2.wordpress.com/, which remains online.