Posted on 05/06/2019 12:08:58 PM PDT by Glad2bnuts
The Justice Department said Thursday that it was charging Julian Assange with one felony count of conspiring to hack into a computer. In the greater scheme of things, that's a nonsensical charge. There are probably 10,000 fat, lonely guys, living in their parents' basements who the government could charge with that crime on any given day.
Assange's attorneys in the UK say the extradition process might last five years because it will likely end up in the European Court of Justice. If true, conceivably Assange could be detained for five years awaiting extradition, or roughly the same amount of time he might be sentenced to if convicted on the computer hacking charge.
President Trump, pardon Julian Assange, pin a medal on him for good measure.
Let the jerk tell the truth about Marc Rich and we have a deal.
I think that’s Seth Rich.
“There are probably 10,000 fat, lonely guys, living in their parents’ basements who the government could charge with that crime on any given day.”
But this one made Hillary angry.
What the heck. Let him tell what he knows about both of them.
“Assange’s attorneys in the UK”
His last lawyer was Arkancided.
Indeed you are correct. Thanks for correction.
And that conviction rate is only what it is because they cherry pick their cases. If the Feds, FBI, et al ever had to do real police work, like a real detective and the DOJ was forced to prosecute like a real DA, the conviction rate would drop dramatically. Especially with the amount of entrapment they use, with their informants. Hell, you can lie all you want to the cops and if you tried to charge anyone with it, most judges will laugh in your face.
And when they can’t prove anything else, they go with Conspiracy to ???????. A CatchAll charge that is meaningless in a real courtroom. But, federal judges can hand down some pretty harsh punishments if “you waste the courts time” instead of pleading guilty. Manafort is a perfect example. I wouldn’t even say he was investigated 10+ years ago, for the same thing they went after him for last year. The Podesta’s, who he was working with at the time, were able to back date their FARA paperwork, as does everyone else. The clintons were allowed to amend their taxes after getting caught hiding millions. And Manafort is doing time.
Not to mention the theatrics of the FBI agents in kit, with rifles at O Dark Thirty, serving warrants. They should be ashamed of themselves but when you have no shame, that’s not possible. A real cop or detective would have knocked on the guys door in the morning or pulled him over on a traffic stop down the street and then went back to the house. A seasoned veteran, knowing that he already had a lawyer and was cooperating would have just called the lawyer.
That is the sham that is our federal law enforcement community and justice system.
He’s not going to get bail and is going to be locked up somewhere for years awaiting extradition and trial.
A big plus, he will no longer be able to communicate online like he did at the embassy.
Being forgotten will be a living death for this rat.
Does it matter which wing of hell you’re in?
He pretty much saved America from Hillary, and exposed that the NSA was illegally spying on all domestic Communications.
We need more rats like him if that’s what you think he is
Yeah, BJ Clinton was Marc Rich’s b*tch.
Not sure what that’s about. Assange seems to be angrily despised by a lot here.
Agreed !
He pretty much saved America from Hillary, and exposed that the NSA was illegally spying on all domestic Communications.
We need more rats like him if that’s what you think he is
Totally agree.
Pardon me Rich was one of the earlier examples of DemoRat prostitution of the Rule Of Law.
Assange already spent 8 years in prison.
Trump should get the charges dropped. No Assange, no Trump presidency.
You didn’t actually think Freerepublic was free of deep staters, did you?
It was Snowden that exposed the NSA snooping.
Assange gave us the Podesta and DNC emails.
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