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jcgoldie

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3. Except that he didn't do that because everything he did do

Thu Apr 11, 2019, 09:38 PM

Apr 2019

...was in deference to Putin. What he did had nothing to do with freedom of the press and everything to do with Russian propaganda.

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What if Assange had released the Mueller Report/Trump's Taxes? [View all] bitterross Apr 2019 OP

Sort of like what happened with Avenatti? ProudLib72 Apr 2019 #1

'Released,' 1st amd covered. elleng Apr 2019 #2

HE, didn't steal or hack anything. bitterross Apr 2019 #5

Yes if he didn't 'steal or hack anything.' elleng Apr 2019 #7

WE don't know that. Haggis for Breakfast Apr 2019 #13

He did. Watch the news. nt DURHAM D Apr 2019 #18

WHICH news ? Haggis for Breakfast Apr 2019 #46

He probably will be charged with espionage HopeAgain Apr 2019 #28

Except that he didn't do that because everything he did do jcgoldie Apr 2019 #3

I guess you forgot about the Iraq War Logs bitterross Apr 2019 #4

Yup, that set the stage. dhol82 Apr 2019 #11

No he didn't jberryhill Apr 2019 #34

He helps Putin SHRED Apr 2019 #6

The charges are about Iraq War Logs. That harmed Bush-Cheney. bitterross Apr 2019 #10

All of the Wikileaks releases are meant to harm the U.S. dansolo Apr 2019 #25

if my grandmother had wheels she'd be a wagon Takket Apr 2019 #8

How quickly we forget "First they came for..." bitterross Apr 2019 #12

. Takket Apr 2019 #15

We had Fusion GPS and Christopher Steele... PeeJ52 Apr 2019 #9

There were a lot of people here who defended him customerserviceguy Apr 2019 #14

I have a different memory Lithos Apr 2019 #19

Before the rape allegations customerserviceguy Apr 2019 #21

Yeah, generally Lithos Apr 2019 #22

"Manning is still in search of a quiet place in life to simply be oneself" jberryhill Apr 2019 #35

Huge difference. gulliver Apr 2019 #16

It would depend on how he acquired them. Flaleftist Apr 2019 #17

There will be other charges. Assange lost his way and sided with Putin and trump. brush Apr 2019 #20

Credico argues Assange would have gotten trump if he could have. empedocles Apr 2019 #26

Don't kid yourself. He helped trump by releasing DNC emails. He was aware of what he was doing. brush Apr 2019 #42

He was aware - no question empedocles Apr 2019 #47

I will show him no respect mercuryblues Apr 2019 #23

Did he (rhetorically) help someone crack passwords to break into computers to do it? blogslut Apr 2019 #24

Putin wouldn't direct Assange to release Mueller Report. blm Apr 2019 #27

Wouldn't make any sense for him to do so. bearsfootball516 Apr 2019 #31

"What if Assange had released the Mueller Report/Trump's Taxes?" mitch96 Apr 2019 #37

I recall that Assange threatened to sue any Wikileaks employee who ---- leaked blm Apr 2019 #39

He'd be another Comey then, seeking redemption for a history-changing fuck up. brush Apr 2019 #43

As if we needed more evidence of it on here... doompatrol39 Apr 2019 #29

Assange was at best stupid and a thief HopeAgain Apr 2019 #30

Why would he? He's a Russian cut-out Loki Liesmith Apr 2019 #32

Wouldn't happen Mr Tibbs Apr 2019 #33

Wikileaks is an arm of the Russian government. He dewsgirl Apr 2019 #36

But, you see, he didn't do that. MineralMan Apr 2019 #38

MM, you're disappointing me. bitterross Apr 2019 #41

In my opinion, Assange is an active anarchist. MineralMan Apr 2019 #44

Okay, that's fair. I respect your opinion. bitterross Apr 2019 #48

I think he lost credibility regarding the Russia interference in the 2016 election JonLP24 Apr 2019 #40

We wouldn't be able to trust that the Assange-produced documents were accurate. pnwmom Apr 2019 #45