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In reply to the discussion: OMG! CNN is reporting on how Assange played a major role in the hacking [View all]CousinIT
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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.
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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OMG! CNN is reporting on how Assange played a major role in the hacking [View all]
mfcorey1
Jul 2019
OP
He can't do that until the defendant has been found guilty of something.
Baitball Blogger
Jul 2019
#8
if push comes to shove, he may try and pardon himself, which may technically be legal
Celerity
Jul 2019
#26
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
the UK already approved extradition in June, but Assange is fighting it, he gets a 5 day hearing in
Celerity
Jul 2019
#24
Wikileaks did not respond to requests for comment and has NOT tweeted about this.
DetlefK
Jul 2019
#12
The media pretends Trump was somehow 'peripherially involved'. Ha, what a joke (on us).
triron
Jul 2019
#34
Rachel talked about this last night. I just love Rachel, I learn so much from her.
katmondoo
Jul 2019
#21