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CNN "exclusive" that takes Ecuador embassy surveillance records against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange contains a prime example of what @barryeisler has referred to as "information laundering."
It involves Andrew Müller-Maguhn and the claim that he was "courier" for WikiLeaks.
It involves Andrew Müller-Maguhn and the claim that he was "courier" for WikiLeaks.
Anonymous U.S. officials suggested to the Washington Post in January 2018 that Russia may have used Müller-Maguhn to deliver emails to WikiLeaks. washingtonpost.com/world/national…
Müller-Maguhn responded, telling WaPo it “would be insane” for him to hand deliver sensitive files, especially when CIA has labeled WikiLeaks “non-state hostile intelligence service.”
“How many of you wouldn’t be scared shitless by head of CIA declaring you next target?
“How many of you wouldn’t be scared shitless by head of CIA declaring you next target?
Though WaPo report did not substantiate any details involving Müller-Maguhn, the Mueller report referenced the report in suggesting to the public that Müller-Maguhn "may have assisted with transfer of stolen documents to WikiLeaks." 
The CNN report on embassy surveillance records against Assange states, "The special counsel report on Russian meddling named Müller-Maguhn as potential courier of hacked emails to Assange."
But Washington Post named Müller-Maguhn, and they did because of unnamed U.S. officials.
But Washington Post named Müller-Maguhn, and they did because of unnamed U.S. officials.
In the cycle of information laundering, the next mention will come from U.S. government officials likely suggesting CNN report showed Müller-Maguhn was involved in transporting stolen emails. The more it's laundered, the more suspicions transform into orthodoxy.
