There was plenty of relevant info in those leaks, such as Obama's 2008 cabinet being chosen by a Citibank executive
https://newrepublic.com/article/137798/important-wikileaks-r...
https://newrepublic.com/article/137798/important-wikileaks-r...
That article mentions Froman's October 6, 2008 email.
Here's an October 27, 2008 CBS story that talks about the role Froman was playing in the transition: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/whos-really-backing-barack-obama...
Here's the Treasury Department's announcement of the staff change, including Froman as Chief of Staff: https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CDIR-1997-06-04/pdf/CDIR-1997-...
I guess the new news is that we see a bit of how the sausage is made, but my assumption was always that the inner circle of advisors has a lot of clout in deciding who staffs the positions. I don't really see this email as damning one way or the other--what am I missing?
You could point to a revolving door of administration between the private and public sector, along with public-private partnerships that launder would-be-illegal acts between public and private sectors.
It's a pretty big deal to have anyone besides a president elect choose their cabinet, much less an oligarchic figure.