Edward Snowden asks Trump to pardon Wikileaks founder Julian Assange
Snowden claims the pardon would save Assange's life.
Written by Catalin Cimpanu, Contributor
Dec. 3, 2020 at 4:31 p.m. PT
https://www.zdnet.com/article/edward-snowden-asks-trump-to-pardon-wikileaks-founder-julian-assange/
Trump’s Charges Against Julian Assange Would Effectively Criminalize Investigative Journalism
Ever since the Pentagon Papers case, an Espionage Act loophole has been waiting for a president thuggish enough to make use of it.
May 31, 2019
https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/assange-wikileaks-journalism-free-press/
Roger Stone sought contact with WikiLeaks' Julian Assange, email suggests
The email was sent days before WikiLeaks published stolen DNC documents.
September 25, 2018, 5:11 PM
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/roger-stone-sought-contact-wikileaks-julian-assange-email/story?id=58032438
The most dangerous press freedom issue of 2020 is Trump’s prosecution of Julian Assange
March 12, 2020
https://freedom.press/news/the-most-dangerous-press-freedom-issue-of-2020-is-trumps-prosecution-of-julian-assange/
Chrissie Hynde directly appeals to Trump to drop charges against Julian Assange
Musician also explained why she allowed her music to be played on the radio show of conservative commentator Rush Limbaugh
Tuesday 18 February 2020
https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/chrissie-hynde-trump-julian-assange-extradition-us-rush-limbaugh-twitter-a9341941.html
Trump, Who Used to “Love WikiLeaks,” Now Knows “Nothing About WikiLeaks”
The president’s love for Julian Assange’s renegade organization seems to have cooled.
April 11, 2019
ollowing Julian Assange’s arrest Thursday morning for reportedly helping Chelsea Manning hack into Department of Defense computers, all eyes turned to one of his most powerful proponents. Back in 2016, Donald Trump seemingly couldn’t get enough of WikiLeaks, praising the organization roughly 160 times for publishing hacked e-mails that embarrassed Hillary Clinton’s campaign and the Democratic National Committee. “I love WikiLeaks,” the then-presidential candidate said in October 2016. ”It’s been amazing what’s coming out on WikiLeaks,” he said days later in Ohio. At times, he criticized the media for not reporting on WikiLeaks dumps (“So dishonest! Rigged system!”), and he once told the audience at a rally that he’d been tempted to stay on the plane and keep reading the latest revelations: “They were just announcing new WikiLeaks!” he shouted to applause. “And I wanted to stay there, but I didn’t want to keep you waiting. Boy, I love reading those WikiLeaks.”
Strangely, Trump’s love for Assange’s renegade organization seems to have cooled. When asked on Thursday for his thoughts regarding Assange’s arrest, the president reversed course. “I know nothing about WikiLeaks. It’s not my thing,” he said, adding that he knew “there was something having to do with Julian Assange,” a man he once praised for standing up to the “dishonest” press.
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/04/donald-trump-wikileaks-julian-assange-arrest