https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/jul/11/julian-assange-donald-trump-jr-wikileaks " Julian Assange: I urged Trump Jr to publish Russia emails via WikiLeaks Site founder says he believed president’s son should release documents anonymously, given that Trump Jr’s ‘enemies’ already had them." I think he knew they would come out anyway so to be transparent he did it first.
Good point to remember for all the threads, topics, ideas, positions, claims, and everything everywhere. In the Bible, thousands of years ago, God Says the Same Thing Practically. It's always been truth, and almost always rejected by everyone.