Yes, he made a bit of a production of it. No state actor.
He also offered a reward for info on Seth Rich killers.
WikiLeaks Offers Reward In Search For Democratic Party Staffer's Killer - NPR, August 10, 2016.
The "17 intelligence agencies agree it was Russia" came after. Yes, 17 intelligence agencies really did say Russia was behind hacking - USA Toady, October 2016
The press has been gaslighting the public on this and many other subjects. This is not a new practice. It is what the press effectively --is--, manipulator of public belief.
“It is what the press effectively —is—, manipulator of public belief.”
They even say it in their ad slogans, like “we make sense of things for you” or similar.