Remember that Assange is also being reported now again in conjunction with the anticipated indictments of Roger Stone, among others, even as much of the public information is about numerous attempts at disinformation related to the 2016 election and the hacking of US political parties’ data.
Mentioning Assange now also raises the role of Russia’s hacking operations and its “use” of WikiLeaks in its attempts to affect that election.
Federal prosecutors in the Eastern District of Virginia have long been investigating Assange and, in the Trump administration, had begun taking a second look at whether to charge members of the WikiLeaks organization for the 2010 leak of diplomatic cables and military documents that the anti-secrecy group published. Investigators also had explored whether WikiLeaks could face criminal liability for the more recent revelation of sensitive CIA cybertools.
Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III also has explored WikiLeaks’ publication of emails from the Democratic National Committee and the account of Hillary Clinton’s then-campaign chairman, John D. Podesta. Officials have alleged that the emails were hacked by Russian spies and transferred to WikiLeaks.
Stunt-POTUS*, our “stable genius” should be a “big fan of intelligence”, considering the efforts to use news of the DNC hacks in 2016, even with elusive questions remaining about “what did he know and when did he know it”
- Nov 1, 2016 04:57:54 PM WikiLeaks emails reveal Podesta urging Clinton camp to 'dump' emails. Time to #DrainTheSwamp! https://t.co/P3ajiACiXK [Twitter for iPhone] link
- Oct 27, 2016 09:08:15 AM 'WikiLeaks Drip-Drop Releases Prove One Thing: There's No Nov. 8 Deadline on Clinton's Dishonesty and Scandals' https://t.co/MfRy3Nvd4F [Twitter for iPhone] link
- Oct 24, 2016 08:05:36 AM Why has nobody asked Kaine about the horrible views emanated on WikiLeaks about Catholics? Media in the tank for Clinton but Trump will win! [Twitter for iPhone] link
- Oct 22, 2016 09:26:32 PM WikiLeaks: 'Clinton-Kaine Even Lied About Timing of Veep Pick' https://t.co/e1NVdpSfNr [Twitter for iPhone] link
- Oct 21, 2016 05:46:37 PM WikiLeaks reveals Clinton camp’s work with ‘VERY friendly and malleable reporters’ #DrainTheSwamp #CrookedHillary https://t.co/bcYLslrxi0 [Twitter for iPhone] link
- Oct 21, 2016 10:23:39 AM Huma calls it a "MESS," the rest of us call it CORRUPT! WikiLeaks catches Crooked in the act - again. #DrainTheSwamp https://t.co/juvdLIJPWu [Twitter for iPhone] link
- Oct 17, 2016 09:58:32 AM WikiLeaks proves even the Clinton campaign knew Crooked mishandled classified info, but no one gets charged? RIGGED! https://t.co/FgGxDsS0a1 [Twitter for iPhone] link
- Oct 16, 2016 11:07:58 AM We've all wondered how Hillary avoided prosecution for her email scheme. Wikileaks may have found the answer. Obama! https://t.co/xF0wv8Oa8q [Twitter for iPhone] link
- Oct 12, 2016 08:46:43 AM Very little pick-up by the dishonest media of incredible information provided by WikiLeaks. So dishonest! Rigged system! [Twitter for iPhone] link
- Oct 11, 2016 12:43:06 PM I hope people are looking at the disgraceful behavior of Hillary Clinton as exposed by WikiLeaks. She is unfit to run. [Twitter for iPhone] link
- Jul 23, 2016 04:20:58 PM The Wikileaks e-mail release today was so bad to Sanders that it will make it impossible for him to support her, unless he is a fraud! [Twitter for iPhone]
The role of others in Assange’s cause like Dana Rohrabacher also make the #TrumpRussia connection to have wider implications for social media privacy policy as more is discovered on some of the same Russian elements manipulating Facebook.
"Facebook in particular is the most appalling spying machine that has ever been invented," Julian Assange
The Facebook Dilemma (Part One)
Season 37 Episode 4 | 55m 17s
Facebook’s promise was to create a more open and connected world. FRONTLINE finds that multiple warnings about the platform’s negative impact on privacy and democracy were eclipsed by Facebook’s relentless pursuit of growth.
The Facebook Dilemma (Part Two)
Season 37 Episode 5 | 54m 47s
A series of mounting crises at Facebook, from the company’s failure to protect users’ data, to the proliferation of “fake news” and disinformation, have raised the question: How has Facebook’s historic success brought about real-world harm? FRONTLINE traces a series of warnings to the company as it grew into a global empire.
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