WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said on Tuesday the group would publish about one million documents related to the U. S. election and three governments in coming weeks, but denied the release was aimed at damaging Hillary Clinton. Assange, speaking via a video link, said the documents would be released before the end of the year, … Read more
Sweden has made a formal request to interview Assange in Ecuador’s London Embassy in June, four years after the initial offer from Ecuadorian authorities. The deal was struck on Wednesday. The agreement was apparently reached after Ecuador’s general attorney okayed the Swedish government’s request to interview the WikiLeaks founder. “In the coming weeks, a date … Read more
WikiLeaks on Saturday walked back a claim made by its founder, Julian Assange, that it was “working on” obtaining Donald Trump’s undisclosed tax returns. Assange’s remark came at the end of a contentious interview Friday with “Real Time” host Bill Maher, during which the two discussed WikiLeaks’ recent disclosure of Democratic National Committee emails and … Read more