Rohrabacher confirms he offered Trump pardon to Assange for proof Russia didn't hack DNC email

MSN News ^ | 2/20/20 | Michael Isikoff

[Fledermaus]

It wasn’t a hack that gathered the info given to Assange. It was a download.

[Jaded]

Apparently the major media morons are ignoring the fact that Assange all but straight up said the DNC leak was Seth Rich. And they all went wild.

[Elsie]

I wish their minds would get made up!

http://freerepublic.com/focus/news/3818103/posts?page=1

[Pearls Before Swine]

Sure, I’ve seen the analyses of the data rate. It was most likely downloaded to a local thumb drive, which boosts the Seth Rich theory.

[Chode]

100%

[Impy]

Is Rohrabacher stupid?

[9YearLurker]

Everyone knows Russia didn’t hack the DNC, so that is the only potential proof that Assange could offer and thus would merit immunity. Jeesh!

[Yaelle]

While they twist all of this around, I believe Wikileaks never reveals its sources, but that Assange already said the source was not the Russians. He was being asked for evidence of his claim.

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Finally someone says this. Assange might die before revealing his sources, he broke character hugely by immediately putting up huge support for Rich upon his murder. For Wikileaks, that was tantamount to proof (not legally of course).

[Vermont Lt]

It would be worth it if he dropped the dime and outted who killed Seth Rich.

[Eagles6]

Yep.

[Hot Tabasco]

as U.S. officials have since concluded,

No, that was merely the claim of the DNC that has been echoed over and over and over and over and..........ad nauseum.

To this date, the DNC has refused to turn over the server for analysis........

[AuH2ORepublican]

Probably, but maybe he’s just high.

[Fledermaus]

Makes sense. Almost can’t believe the Dems would “take him out” but I’m not a coinincedent fan.

[LS]

Rohrabacher didn’t have the authority to make such a promise.

[DoodleDawg]

Rohrabacher didn’t have the authority to make such a promise.

No he didn't. And it appears that he certainly didn't discuss it with Trump ahead of time. But Assange's attorney didn't know that.

[LS]

That’s on him. Doesn’t relate to Trump.

Reminds me of Livingston in Paris, where he did not have authority to buy “the whole of it” (Louisiana) but did so anyway.

[SunkenCiv]

Old joke -- how can you tell when a lawyer's lying? His lips move.

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