Posted on 02/19/2020 12:45:59 PM PST by yesthatjallen
An attorney for Julian Assange alleged in court Wednesday that President Trump offered a pardon to Julian Assange if he would deny any Russian involvement in the Democratic National Committee (DNC) hack in 2016.
Edward Fitzgerald, Assange's lawyer, said in a London court that Trump's message had been passed on to Assange by former Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Calif.).
Fitzgerald said a statement made by Jennifer Robinson, another lawyer for Assange, shows "Mr. Rohrabacher going to see Mr Assange and saying, on instructions from the president, he was offering a pardon or some other way out, if Mr Assange... said Russia had nothing to do with the DNC leaks."
White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham on Wednesday denied the account.
The President barely knows Dana Rohrabacher other than hes an ex-congressman. Hes never spoken to him on this subject or almost any subject. It is is a complete fabrication and a total lie. This is probably another never ending hoax and total lie from the DNC, Grisham said in a statement.
The DNC did not immediately respond to a request for comment, and Rohrbacher could not immediately be reached for comment.
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Mr. President, check tehse out:
Except for John Solomon.
This smells of bull sh**. Typical lies from liars.
I agree...that’s not how Assange works. He’d never say that.
Maybe Zelensky can find it.
...or your sister will have to get involved...
FWIW, we have no guarantee that Assange has authorized or even knows what’s being done in his name.
Or that Assange is still alive.
https://www.reddit.com/r/The_Donald/comments/f6k5se/assanges_lawyer_flipflops_admits_he_offered/
Be sure to read the comments.
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