Trump ‘seriously considering’ pardoning Julian Assange
Donald Trump,Julian Assange,WikiLeaks,Pardons,Politics,Libertarian
Former President Donald Trump suggested he would pardon Julian Assange, the activist behind Wikileaks.
When asked on the podcast TimcastIRL before Trump’s speech at the Libertarian convention Saturday if he would pardon Assange if he won a second term in the Oval Office, Trump said the decision was in “very serious consideration.”
“We’re going to give it very serious consideration, and we’re going to have a couple of other things to say in the speech that I think you’re going to love,” Trump said in an answer that did not confirm one way or another if he would pardon Assange.
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