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CousinIT

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Tue Jul 16, 2019, 08:11 AM
Jul 2019
Atlanta (CNN)New documents obtained exclusively by CNN reveal that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange received in-person deliveries, potentially of hacked materials related to the 2016 US election, during a series of suspicious meetings at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London.

The documents build on the possibility, raised by special counsel Robert Mueller in his report on Russian meddling, that couriers brought hacked files to Assange at the embassy.

The surveillance reports also describe how Assange turned the embassy into a command center and orchestrated a series of damaging disclosures that rocked the 2016 presidential campaign in the United States.

Despite being confined to the embassy while seeking safe passage to Ecuador, Assange met with Russians and world-class hackers at critical moments, frequently for hours at a time. He also acquired powerful new computing and network hardware to facilitate data transfers just weeks before WikiLeaks received hacked materials from Russian operatives.

These stunning details come from hundreds of surveillance reports compiled for the Ecuadorian government by UC Global, a private Spanish security company, and obtained by CNN. They chronicle Assange's movements and provide an unprecedented window into his life at the embassy. They also add a new dimension to the Mueller report, which cataloged how WikiLeaks helped the Russians undermine the US election.

An Ecuadorian intelligence official told CNN that the surveillance reports are authentic.

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This message was self-deleted by its author CousinIT Jul 2019 #1
. . . CousinIT Jul 2019 #2
Interesting comment: kentuck Jul 2019 #3
Thanks for posting. BlueMTexpat Jul 2019 #4
If only we had been warned. GeorgeGist Jul 2019 #5
The Brits will never release Assange to the US until after Baitball Blogger Jul 2019 #6
I hope not... Wounded Bear Jul 2019 #7
He can't do that until the defendant has been found guilty of something. Baitball Blogger Jul 2019 #8
Ford pardoned Nixon... Wounded Bear Jul 2019 #9
Bizarre piece of historical trivia. Baitball Blogger Jul 2019 #11
Nixon was pardoned by Ford without being convicted. delisen Jul 2019 #14
And set a bad precedent, apparently. Baitball Blogger Jul 2019 #18
It was a horrible precedent done under guise of "healing." delisen Jul 2019 #19
I don't think our country heals with these political salves. Baitball Blogger Jul 2019 #20
you don't have to be found guilty of anything to be pardoned Celerity Jul 2019 #22
Yeah. And the one thing we can bet on it's that Trump is big on Baitball Blogger Jul 2019 #23
if push comes to shove, he may try and pardon himself, which may technically be legal Celerity Jul 2019 #26
If we ever get the House and the Senate, Baitball Blogger Jul 2019 #27
add PR and DC as two new states, expand the House to an odd number over 1000, say 1333 or so Celerity Jul 2019 #33
You should start your own thread and identify the legislation Baitball Blogger Jul 2019 #35
I have posted on this since I joined a year plus ago Celerity Jul 2019 #39
What do you see for Florida? Baitball Blogger Jul 2019 #40
depends on who our nominee is, a Biden/Abrams ticket might do the trick Celerity Jul 2019 #41
That's the way it should be, but not the way it is. patphil Jul 2019 #28
Agree that a Dem controlled legislature needs to fix the loopholes. Baitball Blogger Jul 2019 #31
This message was self-deleted by its author Honeycombe8 Jul 2019 #10
After the Kim Darroch incident, where even Teresa May came out to Baitball Blogger Jul 2019 #13
the UK already approved extradition in June, but Assange is fighting it, he gets a 5 day hearing in Celerity Jul 2019 #24
WTF!!!! Baitball Blogger Jul 2019 #25
Wikileaks did not respond to requests for comment and has NOT tweeted about this. DetlefK Jul 2019 #12
Can we now stop saying that Trump was "elected" as President? Botany Jul 2019 #15
+1 uponit7771 Jul 2019 #38
We can but the media won't. triron Jul 2019 #42
I remember all the Assange defenders at DU... SidDithers Jul 2019 #16
Yeah, but we weren't the only ones fooled Farmer-Rick Jul 2019 #29
The media pretends Trump was somehow 'peripherially involved'. Ha, what a joke (on us). triron Jul 2019 #34
Good some wised up, but most weren't fooled. ALWAYS Hortensis Jul 2019 #47
Do We Know Why The Ecuadorians Were Fine with Protecting & Supporting Assange? dlk Jul 2019 #17
The previous Ecuadorian president was rather anti-American comradebillyboy Jul 2019 #37
I'd Say the Ecuadorians Got Much More Than They Bargained For. dlk Jul 2019 #45
Didn't they though... comradebillyboy Jul 2019 #46
Rachel talked about this last night. I just love Rachel, I learn so much from her. katmondoo Jul 2019 #21
Rachel discussed this at length last night. Not much interest on DU though. triron Jul 2019 #30
That news was posted yesterday in the LBN Forum by DUer demmiblue... DonViejo Jul 2019 #32
... Scurrilous Jul 2019 #36
Wonder if Mueller knew about this. That's a question he should be asked. triron Jul 2019 #43
Assume you're kidding. Hortensis Jul 2019 #48
Actually I'm not. Or maybe I mean to be questioning why Mueller stopped where he did. triron Jul 2019 #54
knr triron Jul 2019 #44
As I recall, The_jackalope Jul 2019 #49
Wished you knew her name. triron Jul 2019 #52
knr Baltimike Jul 2019 #50
Already dropped by MSM?? triron Jul 2019 #51
knr triron Jul 2019 #53
knr triron Jul 2019 #55
Where is this news today? triron Jul 2019 #56
It going to be 10 years before we get him from the U.K. Calista241 Jul 2019 #57
Now I officially have my vindication... Blue_Tires Jul 2019 #58
Everyone needs to see this. Did MSNBC discuss this at all? triron Jul 2019 #59
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