GETTY The Clinton campaign is furious about a string of leaked emails

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The claim comes after the organisation, headed by Australian computer programmer Julian Assange, published 2,000 emails from Mrs Clinton's campaign chairman, John Podesta, revealing the inner workings of their strategy. Messages included the suggestion that Bill Clinton should be distanced from the campaign because of his previous infidelity and emails from Doug Band, a lawyer who helped set up the Clinton Global Initiative, who described the Clintons' daughter Chelsea as being a "spoiled brat". Campaign spokesman, Brian Fallon, tweeted the whistleblowing organisation: "You are no media organisation. You are a propaganda arm of the Russian government, running interference for their pet candidate, Trump."

Mr Fallon, who has 54,000 followers on the social media site, added: "How about probing possibility of Trump associates directly coordinating with Russia and Wikileaks? That is the thing that should cause chills." In Sunday's head to head 'town hall style' debate Mrs Clinton's Republican opponent Donald Trump, 70, denied having ties to Vladimir Putin. He said: "I know nothing about Russia. I know - I know about Russia, but I know nothing about the inner workings of Russia. I don't deal there. I have no businesses there. I have no loans from Russia" but added that it "would be great" if America cooperated with Moscow.

GETTY Julian Assange's organisation Wikileaks has released thousands of messages from the Clinton camp

GETTY Hillary Clinton's campaign spokesman Brian Fallon blasted the organisation for helping Russia

GETTY Putin's government have denied involvement in the leak

You are a propaganda arm of the Russian government, running interference for their pet candidate, Trump Brian Fallon, Clinton campaign spokesman

Glen Caplin, Mrs Clinton's campaign national spokesman, has already claimed the Russian government has "weaponised" Wikileaks to benefit the Republicans. Reacting to the leak on Monday, he said: "Earlier today the U.S. government removed any reasonable doubt that the Kremlin has weaponised WikiLeaks to meddle in our election and benefit Donald Trump's candidacy." Mr Assange has claimed he is also trying to get hold of Mr Trump's tax returns but the organisation later said this was a joke.

GETTY Republican Presidential Nominee Donald Trump has said the Democrats always blame Russia