Posted on 02/19/2020 10:52:09 AM PST by rightwingintelligentsia
LONDON—A lawyer for Julian Assange has claimed in court that President Trump offered to pardon Assange if the WikiLeaks founder agreed to help cover up Russia’s involvement in hacking emails from the Democratic National Committee.
Assange’s lawyers said on Wednesday that former Republican congressman Dana Rohrabacher offered Assange the deal in 2017, a year after emails that damaged Hillary Clinton in the presidential race had been published. WikiLeaks posted the stolen DNC emails after they were hacked by Russian operatives.
The claim that Rohrabacher acted as an emissary for the White House came during a pre-extradition hearing in London.
Assange has argued that he should not be extradited to the U.S. because the American case against him is politically motivated. He spent almost seven years hiding in the Ecuadorian embassy in Central London claiming that he would be jailed in the U.S. if he wasn’t granted asylum. He was kicked out of the embassy last year.
His lawyers told the court that Trump’s alleged offer to pardon Assange proved that this was no ordinary criminal investigation.
Edward Fitzgerald, who was representing Assange in court, said he had evidence that a quid pro quo was put to Assange by Rohrabacher, who was known as Putin’s favorite congressman.
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Not only have the media not had a proper reckoning for their deceitful years-long push of the dangerous and false Russia collusion conspiracy theory, THEY ARE STILL DOING IT AS LATE AS TODAY. This propaganda is dangerous to domestic and national security and must stop.— Mollie (@MZHemingway) February 19, 2020
Dana Rohrabacher? This guy is nuttier than a fruitcake. No, he IS a fruitcake!
Daily Beast - read no further.
BS
Assange is specifically on record on dozens of interviews stating the Russians did not do it.
So was he lying then
Or is his lawyer lying now to block Extradition?
This a twist on old news (from over two years ago). Rohrabacher said at the time that John Kelly would not let him meet with Trump. There was zero suggestion at the time that Trump had sent Rohrabacher to do anything or had any contact with him about Assange. Quite the opposite, it was Rohrabacher who was trying to get an audience with the President. This is a big nothing burger.
https://theintercept.com/2018/02/14/dana-rohrabacher-trump-russia-wikileaks-julian-assange/
Maybe the FAKEST of FAKE NEWS EVER.
Seriously fake news.
Impeachment 4.0.
Its a red herring.
Assange is under British custody and they can find ways to keep him there forever.
So a pardon from Trump is irrelevant.
Thank you
That’s Edmund. Maybe his brother?
Yep! Predictably Leftist Liars.
The US charged Assange in May 2019. How could he want a pardon in 2017?
#FakeNews
"It is is a complete fabrication and a total lie. This is probably another never ending hoax and total lie from the DNC," adds @PressSec on @guardian article.— Numberonepal (@numberonepal) February 19, 2020
Peach fo fi...
Peach fo fi...
Peach fo fi....
VERY Fake News!!
No, they're going to nominate a guy that's promoting the Russian (Soviet) form of government.
“The President shall...have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offences against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment.”
Assange might want to get a better lawyer.
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