Story highlights Adam Schiff and Steve Israel: Hacking and leaking of private emails is happening at an unheard of scaleReporters should ensure they inform their readers about the likely provenance of hacked emails, they sayRep. Adam Schiff (D-California) is the ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Rep. Steve Israel (D-New York) is the chair of the House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee. (CNN) This campaign season has introduced a dangerous new precedent -- foreign interference in an American presidential campaign and the weaponization of hacked emails. For months, we have seen frequent publication of emails and other information, stolen largely from Democratic Party leaders and organizations. The hacking and leaking of private emails is happening at an unheard of scale, but it's not without precedent in U.S. political history to use illegally acquired documents against political enemies.

Source: CNN October 21, 2016 19:07 UTC