The Latest: Trump says charges against Assange would be "OK"
Source: Associated Press
Apr 21, 4:09 PM EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Latest on President Donald Trump (all times local):
3:50 p.m.
President Donald Trump says that if the Justice Department wants to charge WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, "it's OK with me."
Trump says he is not involved in that decision-making process, but would support Attorney General Jeff Sessions if he charged Assange with a crime.
The administration has stepped up its rhetoric against WikiLeaks in recent days, despite the fact that Trump welcomed the group's release of a top Hillary Clinton aide's emails during the election.
Sessions told reporters Thursday that Assange's arrest is a priority as the Justice Department steps up efforts to prosecute people who leak classified information to the media. CIA Director Mike Pompeo last week denounced WikiLeaks as a "hostile intelligence service" and a threat to U.S. national security.
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ginnyinWI
(17,276 posts)I think, hah, he doesn't mean anything he says and actually the opposite is more likely to be true or happen. He has no credibility any more.
Only watch what he does.
SunSeeker
(51,557 posts)I hope Assange is sweating.
SunSeeker
(51,557 posts)After all Assange did for Trump!
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)nycbos
(6,034 posts)... you are not quite sure who you want to win.
NewRedDawn
(790 posts)Used like yesterdays toilet paper. Fuck him. The whole criminal outfit needs to go down.
ck4829
(35,077 posts)Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)Disservice to the US.
cstanleytech
(26,291 posts)but since they never have then I suspect any case they would have would be rather weak.
Dopers_Greed
(2,640 posts)Wolf Frankula
(3,601 posts)Time to throw him away like he did with Bannon.
Wolf