Chair of the Democratic National Committee Resigns Following WikiLeaks Revelations

On the eve of the Democratic Party's national convention to introduce its presidential candidate, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the chair of the Democratic National Committee, resigned due to recent WikiLeaks revelations. The disclosures from the WikiLeaks website indicate that in emails exchanged among some committee members, they were attempting to use Bernie Sanders' ideological beliefs against him during the intra-party competition between him and Hillary Clinton. Sanders himself responded by saying that Wasserman Schultz made the right decision for the future of the Democratic Party: 'The party leadership must remain independent during the candidate selection process, which did not happen in the 2016 competition.' Sanders has supported Hillary Clinton's candidacy. On the day the party convention begins, which is expected to see Clinton introduced as Donald Trump's opponent, he will be one of the main speakers alongside Michelle Obama. The Democratic convention will start on Monday, U.S. time, and will last four days, similar to the previous Republican convention. Some reports suggest that the recent WikiLeaks revelations could undermine the Democrats' coordinated campaign to compete with Donald Trump, the Republican nominee. Reuters reports that Clinton's campaign has raised the possibility that the WikiLeaks disclosures were aided by Russia in an attack on the Democratic Party's emails. Hillary Clinton stated in an interview with CBS that she has not read any of the emails and believes that attempts to use Sanders' religious or ideological beliefs against her were 'wrong and unacceptable.' Donald Trump, during a speech at the Republican nomination acceptance ceremony, mentioned that Bernie Sanders' supporters are potential voters for him. Sanders has stated that the main goal is to prevent Trump from reaching the White House.