According to Assange, Obama is trying to undermine Trump's legitimacy.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange shared his opinion on the reasons why the United States accused Russia of influencing the American presidential elections. According to Assange, the reason for the accusations made by the Barack Obama administration is simply an attempt to deprive future president Donald Trump of legitimacy, as reported by the Hill newspaper. "They are just trying to delegitimize the Trump administration, which will soon occupy the White House," Hill quoted Assange as saying on Fox News.
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange shared his opinion on the reasons why the United States accuses Russia of influencing the American presidential elections.
According to Assange, the reason for the accusations made by the Barack Obama administration is simply an attempt to deprive future president Donald Trump of legitimacy, the Hill newspaper reported. "They are just trying to delegitimize the Trump administration, which will soon occupy the White House," Hill quoted Assange as saying on Fox News.
Furthermore, the WikiLeaks founder also denied any cooperation with Russia or any other state. "Our source is not a state, so the answer to the question about cooperation [with the Russian government] is no," he stressed.
At the same time, Assange did not directly answer the question of whether the publications on his website, including the revelation of emails from John Podesta, head of the electoral campaign for Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, affected the outcome of the presidential elections in the United States. He only noted that, in fact, it was the statements of the candidate herself and her campaign manager that changed the election results.
Assange currently resides in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, where he has been since 2012, fearing extradition to Sweden, where he is accused of sexual assault. The WikiLeaks founder denies the rape allegations, saying they are part of Washington's efforts to have him extradited to the US, where he would face charges for leaking a thousand highly classified documents.
The Swedish Court of Appeal upheld Assange's arrest warrant in September, although a UN working group ruled that his detention was in fact arbitrary. Following the US presidential election, a petition was launched on Change.org asking the president-elect to pardon Assange. The petition currently has over 20 signatures.
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