Trump Reportedly Offered Assange a Pardon to Deny Russian Hack of DNC Emails
- 4 years ago
Trump Reportedly Offered
Assange a Pardon to Deny
Russian Hack of DNC Emails The revelation was made on
Wednesday at Westminster magistrates
court in London by Julian Assange's lawyer. The evidence presented
alleges former U.S. congressman
Dana Rohrabacher visited Assange
in the Ecuadorian embassy in London. Assange spent several years
living in the embassy under asylum,
avoiding numerous charges against him. Rohrabacher allegedly told Assange
"on instructions from the president,
he was offering a pardon or some other way out..." "...if Mr. Assange…said Russia
had nothing to do with the DNC
[Democratic National Committee] leaks." The evidence was ruled
admissible by the London District Judge. Published on WikiLeaks,
the hacked DNC emails are thought
to have caused significant damage to
Hilary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign. A White House spokeswoman responded to news of the claim. Stephanie Grisham, W.H., via 'The Guardian' According to 'The Guardian,'
Trump invited Rohrabacher to
the White House in Sep. of 2017. The WikiLeaks founder is
set to begin trial next week in an
attempt to block his extradition to the U.S. Assange faces 18 U.S. charges,
including conspiracy. If convicted, he
could receive a sentence of up to 175 years in prison.
Assange a Pardon to Deny
Russian Hack of DNC Emails The revelation was made on
Wednesday at Westminster magistrates
court in London by Julian Assange's lawyer. The evidence presented
alleges former U.S. congressman
Dana Rohrabacher visited Assange
in the Ecuadorian embassy in London. Assange spent several years
living in the embassy under asylum,
avoiding numerous charges against him. Rohrabacher allegedly told Assange
"on instructions from the president,
he was offering a pardon or some other way out..." "...if Mr. Assange…said Russia
had nothing to do with the DNC
[Democratic National Committee] leaks." The evidence was ruled
admissible by the London District Judge. Published on WikiLeaks,
the hacked DNC emails are thought
to have caused significant damage to
Hilary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign. A White House spokeswoman responded to news of the claim. Stephanie Grisham, W.H., via 'The Guardian' According to 'The Guardian,'
Trump invited Rohrabacher to
the White House in Sep. of 2017. The WikiLeaks founder is
set to begin trial next week in an
attempt to block his extradition to the U.S. Assange faces 18 U.S. charges,
including conspiracy. If convicted, he
could receive a sentence of up to 175 years in prison.