WSJ: Rohrabacher sought WH deal to pardon Assange in exchange for evidence he said exonerated Russia of email hacks. https://t.co/5u72OqtRaM
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) September 15, 2017
The craziest part about this is Trump doesn't even have the power to pardon Assange becaus…never mind we live in the dumbest timeline https://t.co/qsTzgjZFi2
— Marcus H. Johnson (@marcushjohnson) September 15, 2017
Someone needs to tell Mr. Rohrabacher that Spy vs Spy was never, nor was it intended to be, a documentary. Even as the elected representative of the deep-red rump of California at its nutsackiest, this seems to be… beyond satire:
A Republican congressman perceived as sympathetic to the Russian government tried to strike what he described as a “deal” with the White House to get WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange out of legal trouble with the United States government, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday.
In exchange, Assange would produce alleged evidence that Russia did not provide the hacked emails released by WikiLeaks during the 2016 presidential election, the newspaper said. The release of those emails appeared intended to damage the Democratic Party in an election that the Republican Trump won.
In a phone call with White House chief of staff John Kelly on Wednesday, Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-Ca., described a possible agreement to pardon Assange or “something like that,” the Journal reported. The U.S. government is looking into WikiLeaks’ release of secret government documents in 2010, though it has not formally accused Assange of wrongdoing…
Rohrabacher is seen as sympathetic to Russian President Vladimir Putin. In May, a report said fellow GOP lawmaker Kevin McCarthy once joked that “there’s two people I think Putin pays: Rohrabacher and Trump.” …
“Joked”?
Ahem “There’s — there’s two people, I think, Putin pays,” McCarthy responds, “Rohrabacher and Trump — swear to God.” https://t.co/SdGggHPN3k
— Colin Frangicetto (@colincirca) September 16, 2017
KELLY: Yes?
ROHRABACHER: John, I've got a deal! Pardon Assange & he'll prove Russia is innoc–
KELLY: *click*
ROHRABACHER: John? You there?— Daniel W. Drezner (@dandrezner) September 15, 2017
And then things went seriously askew…
WOW. Rohrabacher just straight-up said he's working against US intelligence agencies & accused NSA/FBI/CIA of lying about WikiLeaks. pic.twitter.com/TmdSyqUdYf
— Caroline O. (@RVAwonk) September 16, 2017
Reminder: the Mercer/white power faction was at that meeting. Don't forget the overt fascists ? pic.twitter.com/yIld4CrGUV
— Trevor Smith (@MrTSmith81) September 16, 2017
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