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"Despite being confined to the embassy, Assange met w/Russians & world-class hackers at critical moments...He acquired new computing & network hardware to facilitate data transfers weeks before WikiLeaks received hacked materials from Russian operatives."
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"Assange issued a special list of people who were able to enter the embassy w/out showing ID or being searched by security. He was granted the power to delete names from visitor logs. To avoid surveillance cameras, Assange occasionally met guests inside the women's bathroom."
"Throughout Assange's stay at the embassy, Ecuador employed three security companies to conduct constant surveillance. Assange installed his own recording devices and used noise machines to stymie the snooping."
"Assange met with Russians and world-class hackers at critical moments, frequently for hours at a time. He also acquired powerful new computing and network hardware to facilitate data transfers just weeks before WikiLeaks received hacked materials from Russian operatives."
"Assange also had five meetings that month with senior staffers from RT, the Kremlin-controlled news organization."
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"In June 2016, RT's London bureau chief, Nikolay Bogachikhin, visited Assange twice, and gave him a USB drive on one occasion, according to the surveillance reports. That five-minute visit was hastily arranged and required last-minute approval from the Ecuadorian ambassador."
"In June 2016, RT's London bureau chief, Nikolay Bogachikhin, visited Assange twice, and gave him a USB drive on one occasion, according to the surveillance reports. That five-minute visit was hastily arranged and required last-minute approval from the Ecuadorian ambassador."
"Kremlin-backed outlets, including RT, breathlessly amplified the leaks on social media. On at least two occasions, RT even published articles detailing the new batches of emails before WikiLeaks officially released them, suggesting that they were coordinating behind the scenes."
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