Comment: I guess that the thinking here is  "if you repeat a lie often enough it becomes the truth".

Everyone knows that the DNC wasn't hacked, it was an insider leak (probably a disgruntled Bernie Sanders devotee).

And, they never mention what the leaked info was ( or hacked info if you believe the fairy tale). What was released, if you remember, was the fact that the DNC was illegally conspiring to make sure that Bernie Sanders didn't get the Democratic nomination. Its what caused Debbie Wasserman the head of the DNC to have to resign.

The Obama administration is punishing the Russians for trying to influence the election ( by revealing that the DNC actually was trying to illegally influence the election). In other words, they are being punished for revealing the truth.
Politicians are lying sacks of ____ and have no shame whatsoever. And the media is only too happy to reprint the lies.