Snowden said Trump’s failure to pardon Assange would mean he would “remain in prison indefinitely while the DOJ [Department of Justice] endlessly files meritless appeals out of spite”.
The WikiLeaks founder and NSA whistleblower, seen by many as free-speech icons, were not included in outgoing US president’s list of people being pardoned.
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20 Jan 2021
Supporters of Julian Assange and Edward Snowden have criticised outgoing US President Donald Trump for failing to pardon the WikiLeaks founder and NSA whistleblower before leaving office, calling the oversight “disappointing”.
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Trump failed on many levels. The only lasting success will have been losing to the hapless dotard Biden who will be holding the bag when the market froth turns at last to tears
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I’m afraid you’re probably right, lazycat.
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Now, no one really could believe that Trump pardoned anyone without some cash payment in return. Remember he is a businessman FIRST and money principle always speaks louder than principle-principle to people like Trump!
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He needs the money, though, Tube with all the lawsuit he faces now. I don’t think liability insurance covers sexual predation, does it?
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