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… Backstory: How Reuters uncovered Beto O'Rourke's teenage hacking days | Reuters.

After more than a year of reporting, Menn persuaded O’Rourke to talk on the record. In an interview in late 2017, O’Rourke acknowledged that he was a member of the group, on the understanding that the information would not be made public until after his Senate race against Ted Cruz in November 2018.

Foregoing the interview and breaking the story would seem more in the public interest. Thanks, Reuters.