Julian Assange Arrested on U.S. Extradition Warrant, London Police Say

[ATruepatriot]

I'm not sure that Trump believes that. If he did, he certainly wouldn't admit it.

Also, Trump's own appointees are the ones who have relentlessly pursued Assange and ''determined' that he is not a journalist in order to unlock more powers that they could use against him.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/16/us/politics/trump-administration-assange-wikileaks.html

Some of those characters who were bending his ear when he first got in are now gone. I'm hoping he has looked at the situation again with his own eyes.

 

[ATruepatriot]

If they were things that only Julian could know; how would you know about them to know that he wasn't just blowing smoke up your ass?

Because he mentioned things that were to come out that were not known at the time. When they did come out exactly as he presented them to us is when I made the connection that it may have truly been him. Until then I was sure it was someone just screwing with us. It was one of those "well I'll be damned" moments.

 

[Working Poor]

[QUOTE-TheCount]I'm not sure that Trump believes that. If he did, he certainly wouldn't admit it.[/QUOTE]

I am pretty sure I heard Trump say something good about Assange. I would think that he may not bring him up too much to protect him maybe. Dems have way more of an axe to grind with Assange than Trump.

 

[specsaregood]

Historically, I'm pretty sure you have to have at least been charged, if not convicted of a crime in order to receive a presidential pardon. I know some have discussed in the past the ability to do a pardon preemptively, but I don't think that would hold up. just saying....

 

[ATruepatriot]

[QUOTE-TheCount]I'm not sure that Trump believes that. If he did, he certainly wouldn't admit it.

I am pretty sure I heard Trump say something good about Assange. I would think that he may not bring him up too much to protect him maybe. Dems have way more of an axe to grind with Assange than Trump.[/QUOTE]

When Trump first got in there were a whole bunch of Swamp creatures bending his ear.

 

[ATruepatriot]

Historically, I'm pretty sure you have to have at least been charged, if not convicted of a crime in order to receive a presidential pardon. I know some have discussed in the past the ability to do a pardon preemptively, but I don't think that would hold up. just saying....

And if he hasn't, I wonder if the statute of limitations is up?

 

[specsaregood]

And if he hasn't, I wonder if the statute of limitations is up?

what are even the charges?

 

[RonZeplin]

It's been stated that New York Times published exact same identical infos, but Trump admin argues that under US freedom of speech law they can't be prosecuted. But the they also argue that US freedom of speech isn't extended for those who aren't US citizens, so Assange is free to be prosecuted on this basis unlike the US based New York Times publishers.

The New York Times is mostly illegal aliens, they're not US Citizens.

The NYT would be out of business if President Trump did his job of enforcing immigration law, and deported them.

 

[ATruepatriot]

what are even the charges?

Exactly, I would be curious of the details because so far it looks like "suspicion of". Is Assange the exact person who hit the button and released the documents? Or just the one being held responsible for it? There are a whole lot of variables here.

 

[donnay]

what are even the charges?

A source directly familiar with the situation told NBC News Thursday that the U.S. is making plans to seek extradition of Julian Assange from the U.K. in connection with sealed federal charges filed in the Eastern District of Virginia.

Following the arrest, the U.S. charged Assange with conspiracy to commit computer hacking.

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/11/wik...assange-arrested-in-london-uk-police-say.html

 

[Working Poor]

When Trump first got in there were a whole bunch of Swamp creatures bending his ear.

I am sure there were and there still is a bunch of SC around. I don't think he has a choice. I think Trump has been and still is in a very dangerous position.

 

[ATruepatriot]

I am sure there were and there still is a bunch of SC around. I don't think he has a choice. I think Trump has been and still is in a very dangerous position.

It's up to how Barr approaches it at this point. I'm hoping they have made some kind of deal for information. And who would be better to ask for information than a third party vendor, can't ask the FBI or CIA with any trust.

 

[Valli6]

Heres hopin' he will provide the goods on Clinton, Obama, all the other criminals!
After that, America can throw him a ticker tape parade (or modern equivelant)... not in NYC though, f*** all those progressive shithole cities!

 

[Superfluous Man]

I am sure there were and there still is a bunch of SC around. I don't think he has a choice. I think Trump has been and still is in a very dangerous position.

Even if he does have a choice, he will choose self-serving corruption free from all ethical constraints. That's his nature, demonstrated over his entire life.

 

[ATruepatriot]

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/11/wik...assange-arrested-in-london-uk-police-say.html

Not for sure but it looks like maybe 8 years unless they can present that it could have created death or injury. I didn't read it deep yet because I have to run for the day, but here it is if anyone wants to dig more.

Page 120 -C

https://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/criminal-ccips/legacy/2015/01/14/ccmanual.pdf

 

[Brian4Liberty]

I wonder what the statute of limitations is for the crime he was charged with?

Probably no limitations for Assange, but everything Hillary and friends did is probably very close to expiring.

 

[ATruepatriot]

Probably no limitations for Assange, but everything Hillary and friends did is probably very close to expiring.

Well said and the sad truth. It has been so long now I have honestly forgotten what computers they hacked. From what I was reading there is a huge difference if it was a private computer or a .gov computer. If it was private looks like it might actually be a civil case?

 

[specsaregood]

Probably no limitations for Assange, but everything Hillary and friends did is probably very close to expiring.

If I was writing Trump Fan Fiction, I'd have him bring Assange in, drop all charge, give him a medal and a meal, then trot him out for a press conference and announce that Assange was "Real News", not "Fake News".

 

[Anti Globalist]

I hope Assange has back pocket information dumps ready to go in case this happened.

 

[Anti Federalist]

Poor bastard.

Prediction: he'll be very quietly found guilty of conspiracy to possibly having committed unknown acts of hanky-panky, hustled off to some obscure prison somewhere, to permanently disappear from the public eye, until dead.

Think "Manny Noriega".