The Latest: Trump says charges against Assange would be "OK"

[DonViejo]

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]

1. whenever I hear, "Trump says"

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]

4. True, but in this case Pompeo and Sessions want to get Assange.

I hope Assange is sweating.

[SunSeeker]

2. LOL Assange must feel so betrayed.

After all Assange did for Trump!

[Wellstone ruled]

3. Watch for this to blow up in Dingle Berries face.

[nycbos]

5. When two stinking plies of **** are up against each other...

... you are not quite sure who you want to win.

[NewRedDawn]

6. Assange

Used like yesterdays toilet paper. Fuck him. The whole criminal outfit needs to go down.

[ck4829]

7. Wikileaks to blame liberals in 3... 2... 1...

[Thinkingabout]

8. Wonder if Trump will be open to pardon Snowden, hope not, he did a big

Disservice to the US.

[cstanleytech]

9. I suspect if the DoJ had a decent enough case against Assange they would have filed it years ago

but since they never have then I suspect any case they would have would be rather weak.

[Dopers_Greed]

10. Can't wait to see what Wikileaks (aka Russia) releases on Chump now

[Wolf Frankula]

11. tRump has gotten what he wants out of Assange

Time to throw him away like he did with Bannon.

Wolf