It just takes the focus off Hillary and Wikileaks.
There is no focus on wikileaks. The media won't cover it.
There was plenty of coverage of Wikileaks on the Sunday talk shows. The problem is that there's no independent verification of the leaked emails along with some personally involved claiming some of the details have been changed. Besides that, everyone already knows Hillary is crooked and many are still going to vote for her.
If Trump pulled off a surprise win, then yes, his talk about a rigged election would hurt him as he would then be accused of being the one doing the rigging.
