Re:Assange offered pardon if he co-operated over email leak,...
by nkozyra on Wednesday February 19, 2020 @03:21PM
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I'm not sure that would preclude Trump from making the offer - it's entirely possible he didn't know Assange had done this and/or wanted him to re-amplify the claim.
There's also some wonky stuff in the original dispute from Assange and Craig Murray:
> Assange said: "We’re unhappy that we felt that we needed to even say that it wasn’t a state party. Normally, we say nothing at all.
So ... why did they do it then? Seems like there would be an explanation.
> “If what the CIA are saying is true, and the CIA’s statement refers to people who are known to be linked to the Russian state, they would have arrested someone if it was someone inside the United States.
They did eventually indict Russians, of course, and Roger Stone's involvement has been a separate news item this week.
edit: It is really interesting to see the downvoted comments here, many of which seem to be reasonable.
There's also some wonky stuff in the original dispute from Assange and Craig Murray:
> Assange said: "We’re unhappy that we felt that we needed to even say that it wasn’t a state party. Normally, we say nothing at all.
So ... why did they do it then? Seems like there would be an explanation.
> “If what the CIA are saying is true, and the CIA’s statement refers to people who are known to be linked to the Russian state, they would have arrested someone if it was someone inside the United States.
They did eventually indict Russians, of course, and Roger Stone's involvement has been a separate news item this week.
edit: It is really interesting to see the downvoted comments here, many of which seem to be reasonable.