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no_hypocrisy

(46,191 posts) Wed Oct 12, 2016, 09:38 AM Oct 2016

With the fourth e-mail dump by Wikileaks today,

I seriously don't believe that HRC will consider pardoning Julian Assange when she's elected. Nor President Obama until she takes oath.

http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/300559-wikileaks-continues-drip-with-fourth-podesta-email-release

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With the fourth e-mail dump by Wikileaks today, (Original Post) no_hypocrisy Oct 2016 OP

... demotux Oct 2016 #1

Pardon? Assange is not accused of anything in the U.S. randome Oct 2016 #2

Pre-emptively. no_hypocrisy Oct 2016 #3

Rumor and innuendo -for years. Assange does more damage to Wikileaks right where he is. randome Oct 2016 #7

According to the US government there is... PoliticAverse Oct 2016 #4

Of course there is. Wikileaks traffics in stolen goods. randome Oct 2016 #6

A president can pardon someone not yet charged with any crime. Ford pardoned Nixon. n/t PoliticAverse Oct 2016 #8

That was for a specific timeframe. What would it be in Assange's case? randome Oct 2016 #11

I think you are on pretty safe ground there AngryAmish Oct 2016 #5

Big difference between whistleblower leak... yallerdawg Oct 2016 #9

Screw the bastard, he stole a persons mail. Maybe he will get your emails to your sweetie and Jim Beard Oct 2016 #10

???? What has ASSANGE (not a US citizen, btw) been convicted of in USA that would MADem Oct 2016 #12

demotux

(76 posts)

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Reply to no_hypocrisy (Original post)

Wed Oct 12, 2016, 09:44 AM

Oct 2016

Assange. Do I need to say more?

randome

(34,845 posts)

2. Pardon? Assange is not accused of anything in the U.S.

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Original post)

Wed Oct 12, 2016, 09:45 AM

Oct 2016

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no_hypocrisy

(46,191 posts)

3. Pre-emptively.

Reply to randome (Reply #2)

Wed Oct 12, 2016, 09:54 AM

Oct 2016

http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/pardon-julian-Assange

Not charged yet, but "a Secret Grand Jury in the USA has been active trying to indict him for espionage."

randome

(34,845 posts)

7. Rumor and innuendo -for years. Assange does more damage to Wikileaks right where he is.

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Reply #3)

Wed Oct 12, 2016, 10:52 AM

Oct 2016

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PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)

4. According to the US government there is...

Reply to randome (Reply #2)

Wed Oct 12, 2016, 10:00 AM

Oct 2016

an "ongoing law enforcement proceeding into the Wikileaks matter."

From:
(.pdf) https://cryptome.org/2015/12/manning-011.pdf

randome

(34,845 posts)

6. Of course there is. Wikileaks traffics in stolen goods.

Reply to PoliticAverse (Reply #4)

Wed Oct 12, 2016, 10:51 AM

Oct 2016

But Assange has no U.S. charges against him. A President can't pardon someone for shits and grins.
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PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)

8. A president can pardon someone not yet charged with any crime. Ford pardoned Nixon. n/t

Reply to randome (Reply #6)

Wed Oct 12, 2016, 10:53 AM

Oct 2016

randome

(34,845 posts)

11. That was for a specific timeframe. What would it be in Assange's case?

Reply to PoliticAverse (Reply #8)

Wed Oct 12, 2016, 11:09 AM

Oct 2016

Anyways, it's ridiculous. Assange has taken himself off the board and does more harm to himself than anyone else.
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AngryAmish

(25,704 posts)

5. I think you are on pretty safe ground there

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Original post)

Wed Oct 12, 2016, 10:03 AM

Oct 2016

yallerdawg

(16,104 posts)

9. Big difference between whistleblower leak...

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Original post)

Wed Oct 12, 2016, 10:57 AM

Oct 2016

and theft and violation of privacy.

Our M$M now condones the Watergate burglary instead of condemn.

Jim Beard

(2,535 posts)

10. Screw the bastard, he stole a persons mail. Maybe he will get your emails to your sweetie and

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Original post)

Wed Oct 12, 2016, 11:00 AM

Oct 2016

release them to the world. Snowden is a spy and needs to be executed.

MADem

(135,425 posts)

12. ???? What has ASSANGE (not a US citizen, btw) been convicted of in USA that would

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Original post)

Wed Oct 12, 2016, 03:09 PM

Oct 2016

require or merit a pardon?

Assange is a Russian agent--that's pretty obvious by now. He's interfering in the US election and serving as a conduit for Putin's hacks, while he hasn't released any of the hacks he has been provided of Russian government documents

Obvious operative is obvious.

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