He wasn't the hacker though, he just published hacked materials that he thought would help him. Clinton was going to put him in jail. He thought he'd have a better time publishing Russia leaks to help get trump elected. Hopefully, someone will learn from this. Is it heroic to save your own ass? Is it a sense of duty to the people that actually drives him? Are people really cheering because they believe in him, or because they believe in the one sided propaganda?

It's the Ego that drove him. Ultimately I'm just not that interested.