WASHINGTON — The anti- secrecy group WikiLeaks on Thursday released a handful of Barack Obama’s emails from a period immediately before he was elected in 2008, including several that revealed names of people Obama was considering for senior roles and one that reflected care in avoiding transition conflict with President George W. Bush.
The emails span a period from Oct. 6, 2008, until Election Day that year, Nov. 4, and several include comments from “Barack.” In one email, John Podesta, veteran political operative who would go on to serve as Obama’s counselor, said, “Barack, good meeting yesterday,” referring to a session on creating an emergency national economic council to deal with a massive financial crisis that had the global economic order teetering.
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