Democratic National Committee

The DNC is responsible for articulating and promoting the Democratic platform and coordinating party organizational activity. In particular, it organizes and calls for the Democratic National Convention held every four years to nominate candidates for President and Vice President of the United States, and is subsequently responsible for the Presidential campaign. The DNC is more focused on campaign and organizational strategy than public policy. According to Boris Heersink, "political scientists have traditionally described the parties' national committees as inconsequential but impartial service providers."Boris Heersink, "Trump and the party-in-organization: Presidential control of national party organizations." Journal of Politics 80.4 (2018): 1474-1482.Cornelius P. Cotter and Bernard C. Hennessy, eds. Politics without Power: The National Party Committees (2009) [https://www.amazon.com/Politics-without-Power-National-Committees/dp/0202363171/ excerpt] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211014093724/https://www.amazon.com/Politics-without-Power-National-Committees/dp/0202363171|date=October 14, 2021}}

In presidential elections, it supervises the national convention and, both independently and in coordination with the presidential candidate, raises funds, commissions polls, and coordinates campaign strategy. Following the selection of a party nominee, the public funding laws permit the national party to coordinate certain expenditures with the nominee, but additional funds are spent on general, party-building activities.{{cite web |title=Public Funding of Presidential Elections |publisher=Federal Election Commission |date=February 2005 |url=http://www.fec.gov/pages/brochures/pubfund.shtml#General |access-date=October 29, 2006 |archive-date=February 22, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060222110433/http://www.cfinst.org/pr/111005.html#General |url-status=live }} There are state committees in every state, as well as local committees in most cities, wards, and towns (and, in most states, counties).

When the president is a Democrat, the party generally works closely with the president and the White House largely controls the committee.

The DNC is headed by a chairperson, five vice chairpersons, a treasurer, a secretary, and a national finance chair, who are all elected by vote of members of the Democratic National Committee itself.{{Cite web |title=DNC 2018 Charter |url=https://democrats.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/DNC-Charter-Bylaws-8.25.18-with-Amendments.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211218185206/https://democrats.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/DNC-Charter-Bylaws-8.25.18-with-Amendments.pdf |archive-date=December 18, 2021 |access-date=February 25, 2019}}{{rp|5}}

According to its charter, the committee is further composed of:

1. two representatives (including the chairperson) of each state committee or US territory
2. 200 additional members apportioned to the states according to their population size (minimum two per state), elected either on the ballot by primary voters or by the state committee or caucus
3. two additional members per US territory, selected by their Democratic parties
4. the Democratic leaders in the US Senate and House of Representatives
5. three Democratic governors (including the chairperson of the Democratic Governors Association), mayors (including the chairperson of the Democratic Mayors Association), county officials (including the chairperson of the National Democratic County Officials), state legislators (including the chairperson of the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee), and municipal officials (including the chairperson of the Democratic Municipal Officials), respectively
6. three representatives (including the presidents) of the Young Democrats of America and the National Federation of Democratic Women, respectively
7. two representatives (including the chairpersons) of the College Democrats, the Democratic State Treasurers Association, the Democratic Lieutenant Governors Association, the Democratic Association of Secretaries of State, the Democratic Attorneys General Association, the National Democratic Ethnic Coordinating Committee, the National Democratic Seniors Coordinating Council, and the High School Democrats of America, respectively
8. eight representatives of the Democrats Abroad (including the chairperson), who each have half a vote
9. up to 75 additional members elected by the committee.

File:Chicago delegation to the January 8, 1912 meeting of the Democratic National Committee.jpg delegation to the January 8, 1912 Democratic National Committee]]All DNC members are superdelegates to the Democratic National Convention, and their role can affect the outcome over a close primary race only if no candidate receives a majority of pledged delegates.{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/web/20180825183958//storyline/democrats-vs-trump/democrats-strip-super-delegates-power-reform-caucuses-historic-move-n903866|title=Democrats strip superdelegates of power and reform caucuses in 'historic' move|website=NBC News |date=August 25, 2018|access-date=March 4, 2023|archive-date=August 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180825183958/https://www.nbcnews.com/web/20180825183958//storyline/democrats-vs-trump/democrats-strip-super-delegates-power-reform-caucuses-historic-move-n903866|url-status=bot: unknown}} These delegates, officially described as "unpledged party leader and elected official delegates," fall into three categories based on other positions they hold:{{cite web|url=http://demrulz.org/wp-content/files/12.15.14_2016_Delegate_Selection_Documents_Mailing_-_Rules_Call_Regs_Model_Plan_Checklist_12.15.14.pdf|title=Delegate Selection Materials For the 2016 Democratic National Convention|date=December 15, 2014|access-date=May 19, 2016|archive-date=June 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160605132558/http://www.demrulz.org/wp-content/files/12.15.14_2016_Delegate_Selection_Documents_Mailing_-_Rules_Call_Regs_Model_Plan_Checklist_12.15.14.pdf|url-status=live}}

• elected members of the Democratic National Committee,
• sitting Democratic governors and members of Congress, and
• distinguished party leaders, consisting of current and former presidents, vice presidents, congressional leaders, and DNC chairs, are all superdelegates for life.

The DNC establishes rules for the caucuses and primaries which choose delegates to the Democratic National Convention, but the caucuses and primaries themselves are most often run not by the DNC but instead by each individual state. Primary elections, in particular, are conducted by state governments according to their own laws. Political parties can choose whether to participate and accept the results of a state's primary election.{{cite web |author=Kashinsky, Lisa |date=January 6, 2024 |title=DNC blasts NH Dems over 'meaningless' primary |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2024/01/06/dnc-nh-primary-00134174 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240106200829/https://www.politico.com/news/2024/01/06/dnc-nh-primary-00134174 |archive-date=January 6, 2024 |access-date=January 6, 2024 |work=Politico}}

An internal organization, the Association of State Democratic Chairs (ASDC), convenes the state and territorial party chairs and vice chairs.{{Cite news |title=State Parties - Democrats |url=https://democrats.org/who-we-are/state-parties/ |access-date=2025-02-16 |work=Democrats |language=en-US}} The president of the ASDC serves concurrently as a vice chair of the DNC. Jane Kleeb, chair of the Nebraska Democratic Party since 2016, was elected in 2025 as president of the ASDC, succeeding Ken Martin who had served as president since 2017.{{Cite news |title=DFL chair reelected to lead Association of State Democratic Committees |url=https://kstp.com/politics/dfl-chair-reelected-to-lead-association-of-state-democratic-committees-january-21-2021/5985496/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20210416095409/https://kstp.com/politics/dfl-chair-reelected-to-lead-association-of-state-democratic-committees-january-21-2021/5985496/ |archive-date=2021-04-16 |access-date=2025-02-16 |work=KSTP |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Jr |first=Jose Flores |date=2025-02-02 |title=NDP Press Release - Statement on Chair Jane Kleeb Elected as ASDC President |url=https://nebraskademocrats.org/blog/ndp-press-release-statement-on-chair-jane-kleeb-elected-as-asdc-president/ |access-date=2025-02-16 |website=Nebraska Democratic Party |language=en-US}} The ASDC is assisted by the Association of State Democratic Executive Directors (ASDED), headed by Brad Martin (executive director of the Democratic Party of Oregon) since 2017.

The DNC convenes at least once a year. An Executive Committee of roughly 65 members determined by the DNC is responsible for the affairs of the party and meets at least quarterly.{{cite news |last1=Sweet |first1=Lynn |date=April 15, 2024 |title=Democratic party leaders meet in Chicago this week for pre-convention talks |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/04/15/democratic-national-convention-chicago-united-center-leaders-meet |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240415235319/https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/04/15/democratic-national-convention-chicago-united-center-leaders-meet |archive-date=April 15, 2024 |access-date=July 28, 2024 |work=Chicago Sun-Times}} In addition, a National Advisory Board exists for purposes of fundraising and advising the executive. The present chair is Elizabeth Frawley Bagley, U.S. Ambassador to Brazil.

Ken Martin, former chair of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party, was elected chair in the 2025 chairmanship election on February 1, 2025.{{cite news |last1=Greve |first1=Joan |title=Ken Martin elected new chair of Democratic National Committee |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/01/ken-martin-chair-democratic-national-committee |access-date=February 1, 2025 |work=The Guardian |date=February 1, 2025}}{{Cite news |last=Tomasello |first=Adrianna |date=2025-02-02 |title=DNC Members Elect New Slate of DNC Officers - Democrats |url=https://democrats.org/news/dnc-members-elect-new-slate-of-dnc-officers/ |access-date=2025-02-02 |work=Democrats |language=en-US}}

Furthermore, the following non-voting officers execute administrative tasks within the DNC:

• Executive Director: Roger Lau, former campaign manager for Elizabeth Warren for President{{Cite web|first=Brittany|last=Bowker|date=February 24, 2021|title=DNC announces several new hires, including Roger Lau, a former Elizabeth Warren staffer|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/02/24/nation/dnc-announces-several-new-hires-including-roger-lau-former-elizabeth-warren-staffer/|access-date=2021-04-06|website=BostonGlobe.com|language=en-US|archive-date=April 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417104249/https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/02/24/nation/dnc-announces-several-new-hires-including-roger-lau-former-elizabeth-warren-staffer/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |date=2025-03-03 |title=Roger Lau named DNC executive director |url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/roger-lau-named-dnc-executive-150300238.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall |access-date=2025-04-19 |website=Yahoo News |language=en-US}}
• Political Director: Alana Mounce, former executive director of the Nevada State Democratic Party
• Chief of Staff: Anatole Jenkins, former national organizing director for Kamala Harris For The People

{{main|List of chairs of the Democratic National Committee}}

This is an inactive position.

The deputy chair of the Democratic National Committee was re-established by Tom Perez in February 2017 after his win in the 2017 DNC Chair race.

After a close victory over Minnesota Congressman Keith Ellison, Perez appointed Ellison as deputy chair in an attempt to lessen the divide in the Democratic Party after the contentious 2016 Democratic presidential primaries, which saw conflicts between supporters of Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders.{{cite news|last1=Bradner|first1=Eric|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2017/02/25/politics/dnc-chair-election/|title=Perez wins DNC chairmanship|date=February 26, 2017|work=CNN|access-date=August 24, 2019|archive-date=June 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612174248/https://edition.cnn.com/2017/02/25/politics/dnc-chair-election/|url-status=live}} Perez was seen as being more in line with the Clinton wing, while Ellison was more in line with the Sanders wing.{{cite web|url=https://newrepublic.com/article/140847/case-tom-perez-makes-no-sense|title=The Case for Tom Perez Makes No Sense|author=Chang, Clio|date=February 23, 2017|access-date=March 12, 2017|newspaper=The New Republic|archive-date=August 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807193445/https://newrepublic.com/article/140847/case-tom-perez-makes-no-sense|url-status=live}} The role's revival in 2017 has been described by critics as largely titular and ceremonial.{{cite web|url=http://theslot.jezebel.com/thank-you-ida-b-wells-taught-us-and-we-walked-straigh-1792750809|title=Tom Perez Elected to Head DNC, Edging Out Keith Ellison|author=Evans, Lauren|date=February 25, 2017|access-date=March 12, 2017|newspaper=Jezebel|archive-date=March 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170313131420/http://theslot.jezebel.com/thank-you-ida-b-wells-taught-us-and-we-walked-straigh-1792750809|url-status=live}}

On November 8, 2018, Ellison resigned from the position due to his win in the Minnesota Attorney General election.{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/keith-ellison-resigns-from-dnc-post|title=Keith Ellison resigns from DNC post|last=Lim|first=Naomi|date=2018-11-09|website=Washington Examiner|language=en|access-date=2019-08-24|archive-date=July 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200729193916/https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/keith-ellison-resigns-from-dnc-post|url-status=live}} The position remains unoccupied.

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The DNC has existed since 1848.{{cite book|title=Cyclopedia of American Government|volume=1|editor1-first=Andrew Cunningham|editor1-last=McLaughlin|editor1-link=Andrew C. McLaughlin|editor2-first=Albert|editor2-last=Bushnell Hart|editor2-link=Albert Bushnell Hart|year=1914|chapter=Committees, Party|pages=361–363|first=Jesse|last=Macy|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fyA6AQAAIAAJ&pg=PA361}} During the 1848 Democratic National Convention, a resolution was passed creating the Democratic National Committee, composed of thirty members, one person per state, chosen by the states' delegations, and chaired by Benjamin F. Hallett.{{cite book|title=The Democratic National Committee, 1830–1876|first=Joseph Edwin|last=Howe|year=1919|publisher=University of Wisconsin–Madison|type=Master's thesis |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=j302AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA5 |via=Google Books}}

In order to strengthen the national party organization, Franklin Roosevelt proposed in 1925 that the DNC should open a permanent headquarters in order to function "every day in every year" and exist on a "business-like financial basis." In 1929, John Raskob led the creation of the first permanent national headquarters for the DNC in Washington, DC.{{Cite book |last=Reichey |first=A. James |title=The Life of the Parties: A History of American Political Parties |publisher=The Free Press |year=1992 |isbn=0-02-926025-6 |pages=257}}

{{Main|Watergate scandal}}

In the 1970s, the DNC had its head office, located in the Watergate complex at the time, burglarized by entities working for Richard Nixon's administration during the Watergate scandal.

{{main|1996 United States campaign finance controversy}}

Chinagate was an alleged effort by the People's Republic of China to influence domestic American politics prior to and during the Clinton administration.{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/stories/1999/05/21/trie/ |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20060805092557/http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/stories/1999/05/21/trie/|title=Fund-raiser Charlie Trie pleads guilty under plea agreement|publisher=CNN|date=May 21, 1999|archive-date=August 5, 2006}} In 2002, the Federal Election Commission fined the Democratic National Committee $115,000 for its part in fundraising violations in 1996.{{cite news|url= http://archives.cnn.com/2002/ALLPOLITICS/09/23/elec02.fec.dnc/ |title=DNC fined for illegal 1996 fund raising|work=CNN| date=September 23, 2002|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080514033625/http://archives.cnn.com/2002/ALLPOLITICS/09/23/elec02.fec.dnc/ |archive-date=May 14, 2008 |url-status=dead}}

{{Main|Democratic National Committee cyber attacks}}

File:DNC Chair Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz speaks to College Democrats.jpg served as DNC chair from 2011 to 2016.]]

Cyber attacks and hacks were claimed by or attributed to various individual and groups such as:

• According to committee officials and security experts, two competing Russian intelligence services were discovered on DNC computer networks. One intelligence service achieved infiltration beginning in the summer of 2015 and the other service breached and roamed the network beginning in April 2016. The two groups accessed emails, chats, and research on an opposing presidential candidate. They were expelled from the DNC system in June 2016.{{cite news |last=Nakashima |first=Ellem |title=Russian government hackers penetrated DNC, stole opposition research on Trump |newspaper=The Washington Post |location=Washington, D.C. |date=14 June 2016 |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/russian-government-hackers_us_576025aae4b053d433065923 |access-date=22 July 2016 |archive-date=June 20, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160620150039/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/russian-government-hackers_us_576025aae4b053d433065923 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/lone-hacker-claims-responsibility-cyber-attack-democrats-n593491|title='Lone Hacker' Claims Responsibility for Cyber Attack on Democrats|date=2016-06-16|work=NBC News|access-date=2016-07-27|archive-date=July 28, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160728092152/http://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/lone-hacker-claims-responsibility-cyber-attack-democrats-n593491|url-status=live}}{{cite news |last1=Sanger |first1=David E. |last2=Corasaniti |first2=Rick |location=New York City |title=D.N.C. Says Russian Hackers Penetrated Its Files, Including Dossier on Donald Trump |newspaper=The New York Times |date=14 June 2016 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/15/us/politics/russian-hackers-dnc-trump.html |access-date=24 July 2016 |archive-date=July 25, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190725090932/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/15/us/politics/russian-hackers-dnc-trump.html |url-status=live }}
• The hacker Guccifer 2.0 claimed that he hacked into the Democratic National Committee computer network and then leaked its emails to the newspaper The Hill.{{cite news|url=https://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/287558-guccifer-20-drops-new-dnc-docs/|title=Guccifer 2.0 releases new DNC docs|last=Uchill|first=Joe|date=2016-07-13|work=The Hill|access-date=2016-07-27|archive-date=July 29, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160729012045/http://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/287558-guccifer-20-drops-new-dnc-docs|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/288119-new-guccifer-20-dump-highlights-wobbly-dems-on-iran-deal/|title=New Guccifer 2.0 dump highlights 'wobbly Dems' on Iran deal|last=Joe|first=Uchill|date=2016-07-18|work=The Hill|access-date=2016-07-27|archive-date=July 29, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160729012053/http://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/288119-new-guccifer-20-dump-highlights-wobbly-dems-on-iran-deal|url-status=live}} During a CNN interview with Jake Tapper, Hillary Clinton's campaign manager, Robby Mook, cited experts saying that the DNC emails were leaked by the Russians but did not name the experts.{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2018/03/05/the-russian-interference-fight-was-encapsulated-in-one-cnn-show-in-july-2016/|title=The Russian interference fight was encapsulated in one CNN show in July 2016|last=Bump|first=Philip|date=March 5, 2018|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=2016-07-27|archive-date=September 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190921045701/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2018/03/05/the-russian-interference-fight-was-encapsulated-in-one-cnn-show-in-july-2016/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.democracynow.org/2016/7/25/exclusive_wikileaks_julian_assange_on_releasing|title=EXCLUSIVE: WikiLeaks' Julian Assange on Releasing DNC Emails That Ousted Debbie Wasserman Schultz|date=2016-07-25|website=Democracy Now!|access-date=2016-07-27|archive-date=March 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190318075314/https://www.democracynow.org/2016/7/25/exclusive_wikileaks_julian_assange_on_releasing|url-status=live}} The press and cybersecurity firms discredited the Guccifer 2.0 claim, as investigators now believe Guccifer 2.0 was an agent of the G.R.U., Russia's military intelligence service.{{cite news |last=Alperovitch |first=Dmitri |title=Bears in the Midst: Intrusion into the Democratic National Committee |newspaper=From The Front Lines |publisher=CrowdStrike, Inc. |date=15 June 2016 |url=https://www.crowdstrike.com/blog/bears-midst-intrusion-democratic-national-committee/ |access-date=22 July 2016 |archive-date=May 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190524090240/https://www.crowdstrike.com/blog/bears-midst-intrusion-democratic-national-committee/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Sanger |first1=David E. |last2=Schmitt |first2=Eric |date=July 26, 2016 |title=Spy Agency Consensus Grows That Russia Hacked D.N.C. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/27/us/politics/spy-agency-consensus-grows-that-russia-hacked-dnc.html |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=July 27, 2016 |archive-date=May 2, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190502041948/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/27/us/politics/spy-agency-consensus-grows-that-russia-hacked-dnc.html |url-status=live }}

{{Main|2016 Democratic National Committee email leak}}

{{see also|Wilding v. DNC Services Corp.}}

On July 22, 2016, WikiLeaks released approximately 20,000 DNC emails.{{cite web|title=WikiLeaks - Search the DNC email database|url=https://wikileaks.org/dnc-emails/|publisher=WikiLeaks|access-date=3 August 2016|date=22 July 2016|archive-date=July 23, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160723215733/https://wikileaks.org/dnc-emails/|url-status=live}} Critics claimed that the Committee unequally favored Hillary Clinton and acted in support of her nomination while opposing the candidacy of her primary challenger Bernie Sanders. Donna Brazile corroborated these allegations in an excerpt of her book published by Politico in November 2017.{{cite news|last=Brazile|first=Donna|author-link=Donna Brazile|date=November 2, 2017|title=Inside Hillary Clinton's Secret Takeover of the DNC|url=https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/11/02/clinton-brazile-hacks-2016-215774|work=Politico|access-date=November 4, 2017|archive-date=November 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171105233621/https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/11/02/clinton-brazile-hacks-2016-215774|url-status=live}} The leaked emails spanned sixteen months, terminating in May 2016.{{cite news|url=https://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/288883-wikileaks-posts-20000-dnc-emails/|title=WikiLeaks posts 20,000 DNC emails|last=Uchill|first=Joe|date=2016-07-22|work=The Hill|language=en-US|access-date=2016-07-23|archive-date=July 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160725134552/http://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/288883-wikileaks-posts-20000-dnc-emails|url-status=live}}

The WikiLeaks releases led to the resignations of Chairperson Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Communications Director Luis Miranda, Chief Financial Officer Brad Marshall and Chief Executive Amy Dacey.{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/08/02/democratic-national-committee-ceo-amy-dacey-resigns-in-wake-of-email-breach/|title=Top Democratic National Committee officials resign in wake of email breach|newspaper=The Washington Post|first1=Abby|last1=Phillip|first2=Katie|last2=Zezima|date=2 August 2016|access-date=4 August 2016|archive-date=August 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160804021809/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/08/02/democratic-national-committee-ceo-amy-dacey-resigns-in-wake-of-email-breach/|url-status=live}} After she resigned, Wasserman Schultz put out a statement about possible FBI assistance in investigating the hacking and leaks, saying that "the DNC was never contacted by the FBI or any other agency concerned about these intrusions."{{cite news|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2017/06/21/dnc-no-help-homeland-security-hacks-239800|title=Jeh Johnson: DNC did not want DHS help following election hack|work=Politico|first1=Austin|last1=Wright|date=June 21, 2017|access-date=September 21, 2019|archive-date=September 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190921045659/https://www.politico.com/story/2017/06/21/dnc-no-help-homeland-security-hacks-239800|url-status=live}} During a Senate hearing in January 2017, James Comey testified that the FBI requested access to the DNC's servers, but its request was denied. He also testified that old versions of the Republican National Committee's servers were breached, but then-current databases were unaffected.{{cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fbi-director-comey-agency-requested-access-to-dnc-servers/|title=FBI Director Comey: Agency requested access to DNC servers|work=CBS News|first1=Emily|last1=Schultheis|date=January 10, 2017|access-date=September 21, 2019|archive-date=September 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190921045659/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fbi-director-comey-agency-requested-access-to-dnc-servers/|url-status=live}}

The DNC subsequently filed a lawsuit in federal court against WikiLeaks and others alleging a conspiracy to influence the election.{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/democratic-party-files-lawsuit-alleging-russia-the-trump-campaign-and-wikileaks-conspired-to-disrupt-the-2016-campaign/2018/04/20/befe8364-4418-11e8-8569-26fda6b404c7_story.html|title=Democratic Party sues Russia, Trump campaign and WikiLeaks alleging 2016 campaign conspiracy|first1=Tom|last1=Hamburger|first2=Rosalind S.|last2=Helderman|first3=Ellen|last3=Nakashima|date=April 20, 2017|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=August 15, 2018|archive-date=June 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180620231907/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/democratic-party-files-lawsuit-alleging-russia-the-trump-campaign-and-wikileaks-conspired-to-disrupt-the-2016-campaign/2018/04/20/befe8364-4418-11e8-8569-26fda6b404c7_story.html|url-status=live}}

• Green National Committee
• Libertarian National Committee
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• Information published by WikiLeaks

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