Check out the soon on this!
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-offered-assange-pardon-if-he-covered-up-russian-hack-court-hears
Trump Offered Assange Pardon if He Covered Up Russian Hack, WikiLeaks Founder’s Lawyer Claims
Basically, they're trying to make the claim that Trump offered Assange a quick pro quo to say Russia want behind (Seth Rich) "hacking" the DNC.
Slight problem, Assange has said it wasn't the Russians since the beginning. And the timing with the FBI and Seth Rich is more than a little suspect.