Fascinating
That's all I can say
Either it's fascinating that so many people have gotten bogged down in this and are piecing together unrelated things to make a conspiracy OR
it's fascinating because it's only a few steps away from a Ludlum novel
As I get older and have seen a few examples of whistleblowing, I no longer believe nor disbelieve ANY conspiracy theory.
I have come to the conclusion that the old idea that "conspiracies don't work because people can't keep secrets" is total BS
I was a minor whistleblower, to someone I was working for just out of college. What I came to realize is that other people that worked there (or had worked there) got sucked in slowly like I did. You work there for a while before you really understand what is going on. Then you are part of it, so speaking up is worrisome. In my case, I wasn't afraid of being murdered or anything close to that but I was blacklisted in that particular area for my career. Because I was single and not from that state, it wasn't a huge deal for me to leave and get on with my life. But others who were asked to testify had a lot more to lose.
Look also at the situation in Pennsylvania where so-called abortions had actually turned to murdering viable babies. It was a teenage volunteer that blew that whistle: not someone who had became part of the problem.
And as someone said upthread, pedophilia does tend to run strong in the rich and powerful.
Emails though? Even with code, seems a bit too foolish.
No chance that group would ever do anything foolish with E-mails.