The CEO of the Democratic National Committee and two other top officials has resigned in the wake of the Wikileaks email scandal that has embarrassed the party and sown further discord among progressives.
- Sources: DNC CEO Amy Dacey to step down
- Wikileaks scandal may lead to other personnel moves
- More emails to come, says Wikileaks
The party announced Amy Dacey will step down, but she already has a new job with Squared Communications. That's a Democratic consulting firm.
Chief Financial Officer Brad Marshall and communications director Luis Miranda have also left their jobs. .
The Friday before the convention, Wikileaks released 19,000 emails that showed a lack of neutrality on the party's part in the race between Hillary Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders.
Dacey, Marshall and Miranda all figured prominently in the Wikileaks emails. Marshall, in particular, was most criticized for questioning Sanders' Jewish faith and suggesting he could be portrayed as an atheist.
Party Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz announced her resignation as the convention opened and was booed and heckled at the Florida Delegate Breakfast the day the DNC opened in Philadelphia.
Wikileaks says more emails damaging to both Clinton and the Democrats are to come.
The party learned in April that their systems had been attacked. A cybersecurity firm claims the hacking groups have ties to the Russian government.
Donna Brazile, a longtime party operative who is close to the Clintons is serving as the party's interim chair. She says she has created a team to help prepare for the post-election mission, which includes former DNC executive director Tom McMahon.
Information from the Associated Press was used in this story.