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Trump is getting skewered online on Assange's arrest & Wikileaks. He looked terrified when a reporter asked if he still loved Wikileaks. He said he didn't know Wikileaks, not his thing, then gives his fear away by repeating that Assange's case is Attorney General Barr's decision.
2 Trump was really panicking on camera - "I know nothing about WikiLeaks. It’s not my thing, and I know there is something having to do with Julian Assange. I’ve been seeing what’s happened with Assange, and that will be a determination I imagine...
3 ....mostly by the AG, who’s doing an excellent job, so he’ll be making a determination. I know nothing really about him, that’s not my deal in life. I don’t really have an opinion I know the Attorney General will be involved in that & he’ll make a decision." Trump looked caught
4 Trump's panic reminded me of the 2018 story on Comey killing an immunity deal for Assange. MAGAs used it against Comey, saying it forced JAss to leak CIA info. The real story was the "immunity deal" was bogus. Assange would have fled to Russia. Comey smelled at rat & killed it
5 The backstory is secret involving Comey, Mark Warner, Bruce Ohr & Deripaska’s US based attorney Adam Waldman who visited Assange 9 times in 2017. Bottom line- Trump fears Assange in US custody & Russia wanted to spring Assange from the Ecuadorian Embassy
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6 Comey killed the deal & was fired 5 days later. He knew the Trump/ Deripaska connection. Trump's fear today, may be over the bogus Assange immunity deal, that was really cover for him, so Deripaska could get Assange from the Ecuadorian embassy to Russia. This would be espionage
7 To top it off we have this gem from Putin, saying Assange's rights should be preserved. Looks like he's panicking with Trump
