Lawyer repeats claim that Julian Assange was offered a presidential pardon
Donald Trump associate ‘offered a win-win’ if WikiLeaks founder would reveal source of e-mails
20 September 2020 - 17:27
London — A lawyer for Julian Assange has reiterated claims that the WikiLeaks founder was offered a presidential pardon if he revealed the source behind the leaked Democratic National Committee (DNC) e-mails.
Jen Robinson, who has represented Assange for years, said that then US Congressman Dana Rohrabacher and an associate of President Donald Trump met Assange in the Ecuadorean embassy on August 15 2017 to discuss the “win-win” idea...
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