Trump on WikiLeaks after Assange arrest: 'It's not my thing'

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Trump on Thursday sought to distance himself from WikiLeaks after founder Julian Assange’s arrest in London, even though he praised the group during the 2016 presidential campaign.

“I know nothing about WikiLeaks. It’s not my thing,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office when asked if he still loves the organization.

The president said he has “been seeing what’s happened with Assange” but added that what happens next is up to Attorney General William Barr.

Assange could be extradited from the United Kingdom in order to face a computer-hacking charge in the U.S.

Trump repeatedly professed his affinity for WikiLeaks during the 2016 campaign, when it published emails that were stolen from Democrats by Russian hackers as part of Moscow’s effort to hurt Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton.

“I love WikiLeaks,” Trump said at an October 2016 rally in Pennsylvania.

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/438455-trump-on-wikileaks-after-assange-arrest-its-not-my-thing

I would not be surprised if Trump pardons Assange.

[TreasonousBastard]

1. A bunch of us heard him say this-- and watched CNN rip him up on it.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

2. Is Asange a US Citizen? If not, no pardon.

Last I heard, Assange is a citizen of Australia.

[link:http:// https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Assange|

[Dave Starsky]

3. A president can pardon any Federal crime.

The pardon power is spelled out in Article I of the Constitution, and it says nothing about a person's citizenship.

[sarabelle]

4. We need to see that video of Trump saying he loves Wikileaks, over and over again.

Just to make sure people do not forget who Trump really is.