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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Thu Aug 17, 2017, 07:52 AM Aug 2017

Assange meets U.S. congressman, vows to prove Russia did not leak him documents

Source: The Hill




BY JOHN SOLOMON - 08/16/17 08:37 PM EDT

Julian Assange told a U.S. congressman on Tuesday he can prove the leaked Democratic Party documents he published during last year’s election did not come from Russia and promised additional helpful information about the leaks in the near future.

Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, a California Republican who is friendly to Russia and chairs an important House subcommittee on Eurasia policy, became the first American congressman to meet with Assange during a three-hour private gathering at the Ecuadorian embassy in London, where the WikiLeaks founder has been holed up for years,

Rohrabacher recounted his conversation with Assange to The Hill.

“Our three-hour meeting covered a wide array of issues, including the WikiLeaks exposure of the DNC emails during last year's presidential election,” Rohrabacher said, “Julian emphatically stated that the Russians were not involved in the hacking or disclosure of those emails. Pressed for more detail on the source of the documents, Rohrabacher said he had information to share privately with President Donald Trump.

Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/346904-assange-meets-us-congressman-vows-to-prove-russia-did-not-leak-him

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Assange meets U.S. congressman, vows to prove Russia did not leak him documents (Original Post) DonViejo Aug 2017 OP
I won't believe anything that either has to say after the meeting. TexasTowelie Aug 2017 #1
He should share his information with the FBI, not President Trump. Louis1895 Aug 2017 #2
Julian Assange and Dana Rohrabacher? Botany Aug 2017 #3
Rohrabacher should be arrested SoCalNative Aug 2017 #4
House majority leader to colleagues in 2016: I think Putin pays Trump Botany Aug 2017 #5
Sounds like it's Mueller Time (again). nt BumRushDaShow Aug 2017 #6
lol grantcart Aug 2017 #18
Love to see GCHQ's transcript of that conversation. nocalflea Aug 2017 #7
Fun Fact: Wikileaks cropped a quote to accuse Mueller of smuggling Uranium to Russia. DetlefK Aug 2017 #8
no reason to believe this congreeeman because he is pro-Russia/Trump VaBchTgerLily Aug 2017 #9
I'm sure a hacker makes a direct deposit of what they steal to the fence. Sunlei Aug 2017 #10
who were those republican campaign people who visited Assange in the tower? there was a photo & Sunlei Aug 2017 #11
LOL, Rohrabacher? FSogol Aug 2017 #12
Rohrabacher is on Putin's payroll Jim Dandy Aug 2017 #13
Time for Mueller to call Rohrabacher in for testimony under oath and for Intell committees to riversedge Aug 2017 #14
So Putin's favorite congressman goes to meet with Putin's favorite "journalist" Docreed2003 Aug 2017 #15
Okay, seriously I didn't even notice I just posted the exact same gif as you. Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2017 #17
Lol...it's cool! One of my favorite gifs!!! Docreed2003 Aug 2017 #20
Yeah, okay. Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2017 #16
Things are so horrible, Republicans are now using #TrumpRussia to deflect from #TrumpNazi. L. Coyote Aug 2017 #19
Better headline: LudwigPastorius Aug 2017 #21
Even if cannabis_flower Aug 2017 #22

TexasTowelie

(112,632 posts)
1. I won't believe anything that either has to say after the meeting.
Thu Aug 17, 2017, 08:01 AM
Aug 2017

Both men have a vested interest in deflecting blame from Russia.

Louis1895

(768 posts)
2. He should share his information with the FBI, not President Trump.
Thu Aug 17, 2017, 08:12 AM
Aug 2017

This is part of an FBI investigation. Why is an American Congressman meddling in this affair?

Botany

(70,635 posts)
3. Julian Assange and Dana Rohrabacher?
Thu Aug 17, 2017, 08:16 AM
Aug 2017

If they told me it was cold and dark @ midnight on 12/25 in Cleveland, OH I would not
believe them. Both of them are on Putin's payroll.

SoCalNative

(4,613 posts)
4. Rohrabacher should be arrested
Thu Aug 17, 2017, 08:16 AM
Aug 2017

for dereliction of duty and consorting with an enemy against the United States.

Botany

(70,635 posts)
5. House majority leader to colleagues in 2016: I think Putin pays Trump
Thu Aug 17, 2017, 08:21 AM
Aug 2017

“There’s two people I think Putin pays: Rohrabacher and Trump,” McCarthy (R-Calif.) said, according to a recording of the June 15, 2016, exchange, which was listened to and verified by The Washington Post. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher is a Californian Republican known in Congress as a fervent defender of Putin and Russia.

House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.) immediately interjected, stopping the conversation from further exploring McCarthy’s assertion, and swore the Republicans present to secrecy.

snip

Ryan instructed his Republican lieutenants to keep the conversation private, saying: “No leaks. .?.?. This is how we know we’re a real family here.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/house-majority-leader-to-colleagues-in-2016-i-think-putin-pays-trump/2017/05/17/515f6f8a-3aff-11e7-8854-21f359183e8c_story.html?utm_term=.a1c7225fefa4

DetlefK

(16,423 posts)
8. Fun Fact: Wikileaks cropped a quote to accuse Mueller of smuggling Uranium to Russia.
Thu Aug 17, 2017, 08:48 AM
Aug 2017

If you read the whole document, Mueller delivered a sample of Uranium to Russia for forensic tests. The US had confiscated the Uranium from an arms-trader from Eastern Europe.

Sunlei

(22,651 posts)
11. who were those republican campaign people who visited Assange in the tower? there was a photo &
Thu Aug 17, 2017, 09:05 AM
Aug 2017

someone from the press asked why they were there?

riversedge

(70,438 posts)
14. Time for Mueller to call Rohrabacher in for testimony under oath and for Intell committees to
Thu Aug 17, 2017, 10:13 AM
Aug 2017

get him to testify--in public!

Docreed2003

(16,898 posts)
15. So Putin's favorite congressman goes to meet with Putin's favorite "journalist"
Thu Aug 17, 2017, 10:26 AM
Aug 2017

And we're supposed to believe that "there's no evidence of a Russian hack"?? Riiiiight...ok buddy. Hope those rubles help you sleep at night!

L. Coyote

(51,129 posts)
19. Things are so horrible, Republicans are now using #TrumpRussia to deflect from #TrumpNazi.
Thu Aug 17, 2017, 11:09 AM
Aug 2017
That's desperation for you!



LudwigPastorius

(9,248 posts)
21. Better headline:
Thu Aug 17, 2017, 01:37 PM
Aug 2017

Paid Putin Operative Meets With Assange to Cover Kremlin/Trump Tracks After Stolen Election

cannabis_flower

(3,769 posts)
22. Even if
Thu Aug 17, 2017, 01:44 PM
Aug 2017

Assange didn't get it from Russia, how would Assange know where his source get it from. It still likely came from Russia.

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