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Text messages show Roger

artappraiser — Fri, 16 Nov 2018 20:17:17 +0000

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Text messages show Roger Stone and friend discussing WikiLeaks plans

“Later that day, Credico texted Stone asking, “Why can't you get Trump to come out and say that he would give Julian Assange Asylum[?]” according to the texts obtained by NBC News” https://t.co/QirnxfL7og
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) November 14, 2018

NYTimes' editors have put

artappraiser — Fri, 16 Nov 2018 08:03:17 +0000

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NYTimes' editors have put this 2016 story link on the current home page with other Assange-related stories:

In 2016, a Times examination found that WikiLeaks’ document releases often benefited Russia, at the expense of the West. Aug. 31, 2016

Prosecutors Have Prepared

artappraiser — Fri, 16 Nov 2018 08:00:07 +0000

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Prosecutors Have Prepared Indictment of Julian Assange, a Filing Reveals

A professor made the discovery in a passage included in an unrelated court filing. It is not clear whether charges have been filed.
A case against Julian Assange could have implications for the special counsel inquiry as well as the publication of government secrets.

By Charlie Savage & Michael S. Schmidt @ NYTimes.com, 21 min. ago

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has prepared an indictment against the WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, marking a drastic escalation of the government’s yearslong battle with him and his anti-secrecy group.

It was not clear if prosecutors have filed charges against Mr. Assange. The indictment came to light late Thursday through an unrelated court filing in which prosecutors inadvertently mentioned charges against him [....]

The disclosure came as the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, is investigating links between President Trump’s associates and Russia’s 2016 election interference. WikiLeaks published thousands of emailsthat year from Democrats during the presidential race that were stolen by Russian intelligence officers. The hackings were a major part of Moscow’s campaign of disruption.

Though the possible charges against Mr. Assange remained a mystery on Thursday, an indictment centering on the publication of information of public interest — even if it was obtained from Russian government hackers — would create a precedent with profound implications for press freedoms [....]

U.S. prosecutors get

artappraiser — Fri, 16 Nov 2018 07:36:02 +0000

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U.S. prosecutors get indictment against Wikileaks' Assange: court document https://t.co/sV8AjgtxVc
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) November 16, 2018

The Justice Department said it is increasingly optimistic that it will get Julian Assange in a U.S. courtroom to be prosecuted, The Wall Street Journal reports. https://t.co/pdyMuIO9pA
— HuffPost (@HuffPost) November 15, 2018