No deaths were proven, that does not mean nothing sensitive or harmful was in the data. The argument failed in the sense that the court found that the leaked info was sensitive and harmful at the time of release:
https://archive.org/details/usa-v-manning-third-party-transc... page 7
> You dont remotely appear to be familiar with the facts OR are intentionally ignoring recent history. > https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/cia-discussed-kidnapping-... > https://news.yahoo.com/kidnapping-assassination-and-a-london... > https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/t... > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kunstler_v._Central_Intelligen...
The US has plans to nuke Russia and China too, doesn't mean they are going to follow through on them. Even in the absolutely unhinged Trump administration, there were enough checks to stop the wilder plans from getting anywhere close to happening, and now the most objectionable thing the CIA ended up doing was getting the contents of some phones from UC Global, for which they are being sued.