Julian Assange arrested at Ecuadorian Embassy

[jimnyc]

Just one step closer for him. The noose is tightening all around him. I hope he's starting to enjoy himself! Just saw a picture of him, he's starting to look like a pale Santa Claus from no sunlight and no shaving. LOL



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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrested at Ecuadorian Embassy

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was arrested on a 7-year-old warrant early Thursday at the Embassy of Ecuador in London.

"Julian Assange, 47, has today, Thursday 11 April, been arrested by officers from the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) at the Embassy of Ecuador, Hans Crescent, SW1 on a warrant issued by Westminster Magistrates' Court on 29 June 2012, for failing to surrender to the court," the Metropolitan Police said in a statement.

Assange, an Australian native, founded the website WikiLeaks in 2006 and drew attention over the next decade for releasing sensitive, and often classified, information.

https://www.yahoo.com/gma/wikileaks-...opstories.html


WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange ARRESTED and dragged out of Ecuador embassy in handcuffs by cops

JULIAN Assange has been arrested by British police today after spending seven years hiding in the Ecuadorian Embassy.

The WikiLeaks founder, 47, was dragged out of the building in handcuffs after spending 2,487 days holed up since 2012.

As he was pulled out in handcuffs from his hiding place for the last seven years, Assange appeared to shout "The UK has no civility" and "the UK must resist".

Assange hasn't left the embassy since August 2012 - costing the British taxpayer more than £10m.

He feared stepping off Ecuador's diplomatic soil would see him arrested and extradited to the US for publishing thousands of classified military and diplomatic cables through WikiLeaks.

Assange's lawyers have previously argued that he could face the death penalty if he was extradited to the US.

Ecuadorian President Moreno said in December that Assange could be taken into British custody if the UK guaranteed he would not be extradited to a third country where he could face the death penalty.

Rest - https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/883958...ssy-in-london/


Julian Assange arrested by British police at Ecuadorean embassy

LONDON, April 11 (Reuters) - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was arrested by British police on Thursday after they were invited into the Ecuadorean embassy where he has been holed up since 2012.

"Julian Assange, 47, has today, Thursday 11 April, been arrested by officers from the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) at the Embassy of Ecuador," police said.

Police said they arrested Assange after being "invited into the embassy by the Ambassador, following the Ecuadorean government's withdrawal of asylum."

Assange took refuge in Ecuador's London embassy in 2012 to avoid being extradited to Sweden, where authorities wanted to question him as part of a sexual assault investigation. That probe was later dropped, but Assange fears he could be extradited to face charges in the United States, where federal prosecutors are investigating WikiLeaks.

Assange was taken into custody at a central London police station and he will be brought before Westminster Magistrates' Court, police said.

Assange's relationship with his hosts collapsed after Ecuador accused him of leaking information about President Lenin Moreno's personal life. Moreno had previously said Assange has violated the terms of his asylum.

Moreno said that he had asked Britain to guarantee that Assange would not be extradited to a country where he could face torture or the death penalty.

"The British government has confirmed it in writing, in accordance with its own rules," Moreno said.

WikiLeaks said Ecuador had illegally terminated Assange's political asylum in violation of international law.

http://news.trust.org/item/20190411092809-cxs4c

[darin]

am unsure how I feel about this.

[jimnyc]

am unsure how I feel about this.

I think back to the very beginning - and I don't care that some of what he released helped the right - he knowingly released confidential documents that put people in danger. I am 100% with free press and all - but that too comes with a responsibility. And they/he also knew damn well of that fact. I have little sympathy. I don't like to think just ONE soldier was ever placed in danger unnecessarily.

[Noir]

To keep it short - what happened today in London was a disgrace, and even the more liberal outlets (the Guardian, Owen Jones etc) have suddenly sobered up and are taking a step back from this (a few years too late).

For anyone one interested in some pretext up as to why Ecuador removed their pledge of asylum I would advise looking into the INA Papers which Wikileaks exposed a few weeks ago.

[jimnyc]

To keep it short - what happened today in London was a disgrace, and even the more liberal outlets (the Guardian, Owen Jones etc) have suddenly sobered up and are taking a step back from this (a few years too late).

For anyone one interested in some pretext up as to why Ecuador removed their pledge of asylum I would advise looking into the INA Papers which Wikileaks exposed a few weeks ago.

Either way, Ecuador obviously wanted him out and were looking for reasons. Once they invited in British officials, it was game over for Assange. They "owe" nothing to Assange and in the end the man still "allegedly" committed some serious crimes with Wikileaks, whether folks want to believe it, see it, deny it or excuse it. Freedom of the press doesn't cover for criminal activity.

Maybe if he "pulls a Manning" and claims in prison he is a tranny and wants to have gender reassignment surgery, maybe he can get out quickly too? Mean while I don't think Manning ever had any surgery.

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British police arrest Julian Assange over US extradition request after dragging ranting Wikileaks founder out of Ecuadorian Embassy in London - seven years after he was given refuge

---Wikileaks founder dragged out of Ecuadorian Embassy in handcuffs by a large group of police officers today
---Ecuador said its decision came after 'repeated violations to international conventions and daily-life protocols'
---His lawyer said arrest was 'not just for breach of bail conditions but also in relation to US extradition request'
---He has not left embassy since 2012, when he was offered refuge from allegations of sexual assault in Sweden
---Assange has always feared extradition to the US, where he is wanted for leak of highly-classified documents
---Was revealed in 2018 Assange had been secretly indicted by the US Justice Department on unknown charges
---The 47-year-old currently in custody and set to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court 'as soon as possible'

Julian Assange has been arrested by British police today following an extradition request by the US after Ecuador dramatically withdrew his political asylum seven years after he was given refuge in the country's London embassy.

The Wikileaks founder, sporting a scruffy beard and unkempt hair, was dragged out of the building head-first in handcuffs by a group of seven men as stunned supporters watched on as he screamed out 'the UK must resist'.

Shortly, British authorities confirmed that the whistleblower was being held on behalf of the US authorities, as well as for breaching bail conditions.

Assange, 47, has always feared extradition to the US, where his lawyers have claimed he could face the death penalty for the mass leaking of highly-classified documents through WikiLeaks.

Ecuador's president Lenin Moreno said the decision to withdraw Assange's asylum status followed his 'discourteous and aggressive behaviour' in continuing to work with WikiLeaks while housed at the embassy.

He went on to accuse Assange of violating the terms of his asylum by 'interfering in internal affairs of other states' as well as 'blocking security cameras' at the embassy and 'confronting and mistreating guards'.

Assange, 47, has not left Ecuador's diplomatic soil since 2012, when the country offered diplomatic protection from allegations of sexual assault in Sweden.

The case was eventually dropped as investigators were unable to formally notify Assange of the allegations, however Swedish prosecutors revealed today that the case could now be revisited following his arrest.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ed-police.html


Assange has been arrested 'in relation to a US extradition request' - lawyer

A lawyer for whistleblower Julian Assange has confirmed that he has been arrested partly in relation to a request for extradition from the United States.

Writing on Twitter, Jen Robinson said Assange's arrest in London was "not just for breach of bail conditions but also in relation to a US extradition request."



In a further tweet, Robinson said the US warrant "was issued in in December 2017 and is for conspiracy with Chelsea Manning" in early 2010.



Rest - https://www.rt.com/news/456226-assan...st-publishing/

[jimnyc]

No dark moment for anything, other than perhaps the darkness the pale guy just left. More like a lesson to be taught to 'freedom of the press' throughout, showing everyone the limitations, that you can't just release national security information and claim it's okie dokie because you're any type of journalist.

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Edward Snowden: Assange's arrest 'a dark moment' for freedom

Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden on Thursday lamented Julian Assange's arrest by authorities outside the Ecuadorian embassy in London, calling the event "a dark moment" for freedom.

Snowden, 35, who lives in Moscow, Russia under political asylum after he leaked classified information to reporters, made a brief statement via Twitter about the Assange arrest. He linked to a video showing officials entering the embassy and removing a startled-looking Assange.

"Images of Ecuador's ambassador inviting the UK's secret police into the embassy to drag a publisher of--like it or not--award-winning journalism out of the building are going to end up in the history books. Assange's critics may cheer, but this is a dark moment for press freedom," Snowden said.

Snowden has been charged by the Department of Justice on two counts of violating the Espionage Act of 1917 and one charge of stealing property of the U.S. federal government. The Russian government has continuously extended his asylum status for one-year periods since 2013.

Following the Assange arrest, a spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin said Putin wants the authorities to respect Assange's basic rights as they move forward with a prosecution.

“We of course hope that all of his rights will be observed," Putin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Thursday.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/n...nt-for-freedom

[STTAB]

I think back to the very beginning - and I don't care that some of what he released helped the right - he knowingly released confidential documents that put people in danger. I am 100% with free press and all - but that too comes with a responsibility. And they/he also knew damn well of that fact. I have little sympathy. I don't like to think just ONE soldier was ever placed in danger unnecessarily.

Same same. Yes , it was entertaining to read some of the leaked DNC emails, but at what cost?

[jimnyc]

WikiLeaks Publisher Julian Assange Arrested by British Authorities

WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange was arrested in London on Thursday morning, after Ecuadorian diplomatic officials invited British police into the country’s embassy to apprehend the Australian.

Assange had been living in the embassy of Ecuador in London under diplomatic asylum since 2012, and was granted citizenship by Ecuador in 2017.

Ruptly journalist Barnaby Nerberka has been broadcasting live from the embassy since tensions escalated between WikiLeaks and the Ecuadorian government of Lenin Moreno last week, and captured the arrest on camera.



Last week, WikiLeaks said sources within the Ecuadorian government told them that Assange was due to be expelled from the embassy “within hours to days,” an allegation the Ecuadorians were quick to deny. It now seems those reports were accurate.

WikiLeaks has maintained that Assange is likely to be extradited to the United States if expelled from the embassy, and was mocked as paranoid by some in the mainstream media for repeated claims that sealed charges existed in the U.S. against the journalist. WikiLeaks was eventually vindicated, as the existence of those sealed charges was revealed in November last year.

In June last year, Vice President Mike Pence pressured the Ecuadorian government on the status of Assange following demands from Senate Democrats that he do so. The New York Times reported in December that Ecuador has been offered debt relief by the U.S. in exchange for handing over Assange.

Rest - https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2019/...h-authorities/

[jimnyc]

Welcome to America!

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U.S. Extradites Julian Assange for ‘Conspiracy with Chelsea Manning in 2010’

British police have further arrested WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange on behalf of United States authorities under an extradition request, according to the U.K’s Metropolitan Police.

In an update, the Metropolitan Police posted that Assange has been “further arrested on behalf of the United States authorities, at 10:53hrs after his arrival at a central London police station. This is an extradition warrant under Section 73 of the Extradition Act. He will appear in custody at Westminster Magistrates’ Court as soon as possible.”

In June last year, Vice President Mike Pence pressured the Ecuadorian government on the status of Assange following demands from Senate Democrats that he do so. The New York Times reported in December that Ecuador has been offered debt relief by the U.S. in exchange for handing over Assange.

A lawyer for WikiLeaks claimed that the extradition request was made by the Trump Department of Justice in 2017 for “conspiracy with Chelsea Manning in early 2010.”

The executive director of Reporter Without Borders, an advocacy organization protecting the rights of journalists, called Assange’s potential extradition and trial a “punitive measure” that would “set a dangerous precedent for journalists.”

Rest - https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2019/...ssange-arrest/

[jimnyc]

DOJ Announces Charges Against Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange – Single Count of Conspiracy to Commit Computer Intrusion

Earlier today UK police caved to pressure from the U.S. government, entered the Ecuadorian Embassy in London and allowed Julian Assange to be arrested by the UK government inside the embassy.

A lawyer for Assange told the Gateway Pundit that the arrest was really quick.

The DOJ later this morning released a statement on the charges against Julian Assange.

Assange was charged with a single count of conspiracy to commit computer intrusion for agreeing to break a password to a classified U.S. government computer.

The Department of Justice reported:

WikiLeaks Founder Charged in Computer Hacking Conspiracy

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Julian P. Assange, 47, the founder of WikiLeaks, was arrested today in the United Kingdom pursuant to the U.S./UK Extradition Treaty, in connection with a federal charge of conspiracy to commit computer intrusion for agreeing to break a password to a classified U.S. government computer.

According to court documents unsealed today, the charge relates to Assange’s alleged role in one of the largest compromises of classified information in the history of the United States.

The indictment alleges that in March 2010, Assange engaged in a conspiracy with Chelsea Manning, a former intelligence analyst in the U.S. Army, to assist Manning in cracking a password stored on U.S. Department of Defense computers connected to the Secret Internet Protocol Network (SIPRNet), a U.S. government network used for classified documents and communications. Manning, who had access to the computers in connection with her duties as an intelligence analyst, was using the computers to download classified records to transmit to WikiLeaks. Cracking the password would have allowed Manning to log on to the computers under a username that did not belong to her. Such a deceptive measure would have made it more difficult for investigators to determine the source of the illegal disclosures.

Rest - https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/201...ulian-assange/

[Elessar]

Welcome to America!

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U.S. Extradites Julian Assange for ‘Conspiracy with Chelsea Manning in 2010’

~Snipped for brevity~

A lawyer for WikiLeaks claimed that the extradition request was made by the Trump Department of Justice in 2017 for “conspiracy with Chelsea Manning in early 2010.”

The executive director of Reporter Without Borders, an advocacy organization protecting the rights of journalists, called Assange’s potential extradition and trial a “punitive measure” that would “set a dangerous precedent for journalists.”

Rest - https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2019/...ssange-arrest/

On the other side of the coin, what Assange did set a 'dangerous precedent' assuming that so called journalists can do as
they damn well please without fear of repercussions.

[jimnyc]

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Feds unseal charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange hours after arrest in London

Federal prosecutors in the United States unsealed a computer hacking indictment against Julian Assange on Thursday just hours after authorities in the United Kingdom arrested the WikiLeaks founder at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, where he has lived for the past seven years.

The newly unsealed indictment, filed last year in the Eastern District of Virginia, targets Assange in an alleged conspiracy with former U.S. Army intelligence analyst turned whistleblower Chelsea Manning to hack into U.S. Department of Defense computers in March 2010, in "one of the largest compromises of classified information in the history of the United States."

"During the conspiracy, Manning and Assange engaged in real-time discussions regarding Manning’s transmission of classified records to Assange," prosecutors said in a press release."The discussions also reflect Assange actively encouraging Manning to provide more information. During an exchange, Manning told Assange that “after this upload, that’s all I really have got left.” To which Assange replied, “curious eyes never run dry in my experience,” the release said.

Prosecutors wrote that Assange was arrested pursuant to a U.S.-U.K. extradition treaty, but when or even if that would happen was unclear.

The dramatic arrest of Assange played out Thursday morning in London, when Metropolitan Police executed a warrant for Assange's arrest on behalf of Westminster Magistrates' Court. Police said they were invited into the Ecuadorian Embassy by Ambassador Carlos Abad Ortiz after the Ecuadorian government withdrew the WikiLeaks founder's asylum status.

During his initial court appearance on Thursday, Assange offered no evidence and was found guilty of breaching his bail. The judge described Assange as “a narcissist who cannot get beyond his own selfish interests.”

He now faces up to 12 months in jail and will be sentenced at a later date. Until then, Assange will remain in custody.

The warrant for his "failure to appear” dates back to a now-closed rape inquiry in Sweden that has been active for the past seven years. The rape investigation was dropped by Swedish prosecutors in 2017 as they could not gain access to Assange while he was inside the Ecuadorean Embassy, but an investigation could still be resumed as the allegation is not subject to a statute of limitation until mid-August 2020.

Police had been unable to arrest him while he held the status of asylum seeker in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, where he had been confined since 2012.

WikiLeaks advocates and Assange’s legal team leapt to his defense on Thursday morning, decrying his arrest and prospective extradition to the U.S.

Carlos Poveda, Assange's lawyer in Ecuador, claimed the arrest contravened international conventions on human rights. Barry Pollack, Assange's U.S.-based attorney, described the news as "bitterly disappointing."

In a tweet, WikiLeaks wrote that “Powerful actors, including CIA, are engaged in a sophisticated effort to dehumanise, delegitimize and imprison [Assange].”

Assange, an Australian native, founded the website WikiLeaks in 2006 and drew attention over the next decade for releasing sensitive, and often classified, information.

Government officials in the U.K. and Ecuador applauded Assange’s arrest.

Sir Alan Duncan, the British government's Minister of State for Europe and the Americas, said in a statement that it was "absolutely right that Assange will face justice."

The U.K.'s Foreign Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, wrote in a tweet that "Julian Assange is no hero and no one is above the law.”

Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno announced on Thursday that Assange's diplomatic asylum and immunity had been withdrawn for "repeated violations to international conventions and daily-life protocol.”

https://www.yahoo.com/gma/wikileaks-...opstories.html

[jimnyc]

Julian Assange faces up to 12 months in UK jail as judge finds him guilty of skipping bail and brands him a 'narcissist' hours after he was dragged out of Ecuadorian Embassy - as US charges him with hacking 750,000 classified documents

---Wikileaks founder dragged out of Ecuadorian Embassy in handcuffs by a large group of police officers today
---Ecuador said its decision came after 'repeated violations to international conventions and daily-life protocols'
---His lawyer said arrest was 'not just for breach of bail conditions but also in relation to US extradition request'
---He has not left embassy since 2012, when he was offered refuge from allegations of sexual assault in Sweden
---Assange has always feared extradition to the US, where he is wanted for leak of highly-classified documents
---Was revealed in 2018 Assange had been secretly indicted by the US Justice Department on unknown charges

Julian Assange is facing up to 12 months in a British prison after he was found guilty of skipping bail to avoid being extradited to Sweden in 2012 to face allegations of rape and sexual assault.

The Wikileaks founder finally appeared in court today after he was sensationally expelled from the Ecuadorian embassy in London, where he has been claiming political refuge for the past seven years.

A judge described Assange's defence that he could never expect a fair trial in the UK as 'laughable', calling his behaviour that of a 'narcissist who cannot get beyond his own selfish interests' as the court heard he tried to fight off arresting officers.

Ecuador's decision to revoke his political asylum this morning saw a diplomatic falling of dominoes, with British police then dragging him away in handcuffs to face charges relating to the bail conditions he defied in 2012.

In a sensational turn of events, he was then also charged by the US government with conspiring with American whistleblower Chelsea Manning 'to break a password to a classified government computer' in 2010.

Rest - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ed-police.html


US charges WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange with conspiracy to commit computer hacking

---The Justice Department announces a criminal charge against WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange, accusing him of conspiring with Chelsea Manning to hack into a classified U.S. government computer.
---“The charge relates to Assange’s alleged role in one of the largest compromises of classified information in the history of the United States,” the DOJ says.
---Assange was arrested Thursday at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, where he had been living for nearly seven years.

The Justice Department announced a criminal charge Thursday against WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange, accusing him of conspiring with former Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning to hack into a classified U.S. government computer.

“The charge relates to Assange’s alleged role in one of the largest compromises of classified information in the history of the United States,” the Justice Department said in a press release.

The announcement followed an extradition request by the U.S. for Assange, 47, who on Thursday morning was arrested and removed from the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, where he has lived for nearly seven years. A British judge said Thursday that the U.S. must share its case justifying Assange’s extradition by June 12, multiple outlets reported.

If convicted, Assange could face five years in prison, though his actual sentence would likely fall below the legal maximum.

Rest - https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/11/us-c...r-hacking.html


WikiLeaks Founder Charged in Computer Hacking Conspiracy

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Julian P. Assange, 47, the founder of WikiLeaks, was arrested today in the United Kingdom pursuant to the U.S./UK Extradition Treaty, in connection with a federal charge of conspiracy to commit computer intrusion for agreeing to break a password to a classified U.S. government computer.

According to court documents unsealed today, the charge relates to Assange’s alleged role in one of the largest compromises of classified information in the history of the United States.

The indictment alleges that in March 2010, Assange engaged in a conspiracy with Chelsea Manning, a former intelligence analyst in the U.S. Army, to assist Manning in cracking a password stored on U.S. Department of Defense computers connected to the Secret Internet Protocol Network (SIPRNet), a U.S. government network used for classified documents and communications. Manning, who had access to the computers in connection with her duties as an intelligence analyst, was using the computers to download classified records to transmit to WikiLeaks. Cracking the password would have allowed Manning to log on to the computers under a username that did not belong to her. Such a deceptive measure would have made it more difficult for investigators to determine the source of the illegal disclosures.

During the conspiracy, Manning and Assange engaged in real-time discussions regarding Manning’s transmission of classified records to Assange. The discussions also reflect Assange actively encouraging Manning to provide more information. During an exchange, Manning told Assange that “after this upload, that’s all I really have got left.” To which Assange replied, “curious eyes never run dry in my experience.”

Assange is charged with conspiracy to commit computer intrusion and is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison. Actual sentences for federal crimes are typically less than the maximum penalties. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after taking into account the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

Rest - https://www.justice.gov/usao-edva/pr...ing-conspiracy


WikiLeaks’ Assange arrested in London; US charge unveiled

LONDON (AP) — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was forcibly bundled out of the Ecuadorian Embassy in London and into a British police van on Thursday, setting up a possible court battle over attempts to extradite him to the U.S. to face charges related to the publication of tens of thousands of secret government documents.

Police arrested Assange after the South American nation revoked the political asylum that had given him sanctuary for almost seven years. Ecuador’s President Lenin Moreno said he took the action due to “repeated violations to international conventions and daily life.”

In Washington, the U.S. Justice Department accused Assange with conspiring with former U.S. Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning to break into a classified government computer at the Pentagon. The charge was announced after Assange was taken into custody.

His lawyer said Assange would fight extradition to the U.S.

Assange took refuge in the embassy in 2012 after he was released on bail in Britain while facing extradition to Sweden on sexual assault allegations that have since been dropped. He refused to leave the embassy, fearing arrest and extradition to the U.S. for publishing classified military and diplomatic cables through WikiLeaks.

Rest - https://www.apnews.com/f9878e358d1a4cde9685815b0512909d


Assange charges could unsettle liberals, conservatives — and Trump

Some liberals have defended Assange as a journalist, conservatives celebrated him in 2016 and Trump once declared his 'love' for WikiLeaks.

Apparent criminal charges against Julian Assange are thrusting the WikiLeaks founder back into American politics — a development that could create awkwardness across the political spectrum.

Many liberals and civil rights activists have defended Assange as a journalist entitled to First Amendment protections. Conservatives have celebrated him for exposing Hillary Clinton’s emails in 2016. And President Donald Trump, who declared his “love” for Assange’s website during the 2016 contest, may have new concerns about whether the focus on Assange has a connection to special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe.

For now, the details remain murky about what U.S. law Assange, an Australian national holed up in a London embassy, has even been charged with violating. An unrelated federal court filing discovered late Thursday appears to have accidentally mentioned Assange but doesn’t explain whether the sealed charges deal with WikiLeaks’ publication of stolen Democratic documents to influence the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign or another matter that has also triggered notice from U.S. prosecutors.

Rest - https://www.politico.com/story/2018/...kileaks-997122

[STTAB]

Julian Assange faces up to 12 months in UK jail as judge finds him guilty of skipping bail and brands him a 'narcissist' hours after he was dragged out of Ecuadorian Embassy - as US charges him with hacking 750,000 classified documents

---Wikileaks founder dragged out of Ecuadorian Embassy in handcuffs by a large group of police officers today
---Ecuador said its decision came after 'repeated violations to international conventions and daily-life protocols'
---His lawyer said arrest was 'not just for breach of bail conditions but also in relation to US extradition request'
---He has not left embassy since 2012, when he was offered refuge from allegations of sexual assault in Sweden
---Assange has always feared extradition to the US, where he is wanted for leak of highly-classified documents
---Was revealed in 2018 Assange had been secretly indicted by the US Justice Department on unknown charges

They're going to have a tough time convincing a jury that Assange conspired with anyone to hack into anything. And hilariously if it goes to trial, it may just bring to light how exactly he got the DNC emails (many experts believe they were downloaded locally, not hacked)

I guess they could charge with him with possession of stolen goods , but that's not likely either. Good luck proving he was involved in any hacking.

[darin]

Tucker, I think, nails it with his opening monologue.