She attained the necessary number of pledged delegates and super-delegates by way of the primary system on June 6, 2016 and was endorsed by Sanders on July 12. She was additionally the main American voice criticizing the 2010 disclosures of confidential data by way of Wikileaks. Throughout the tip of 2007 and into early 2008, Senator Clinton joined in a number of debates with all the other Democratic presidential candidates. In January of 2008, she began the primary season, campaigning across the nation, and persevering with her fundraising, which would total over $100 million. Michelle Obama delivered an impassioned speech on the 2016 Democratic National Convention on behalf of her predecessor's presidential nomination.