Sean Hannity is doing everything he can to prove his unrequited love to the object of his schoolgirl affections, Donald Trump, by having Julian Assange deny Russian involvement on his show. But Julian Assange told George Stephanopoulos something much different.
Here’s what he’s saying now:
Julian Assange in #Hannity exclusive: Russian government was not the source for hacked emails.
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— Fox News (@FoxNews) January 3, 2017
And here’s what he said in 2010:
Appearing on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” the founder of WikiLeaks said, “I had never heard of the name Bradley Manning before it was published in the press. Wikileaks’ technology [was] designed from the very beginning to make sure that we never know the identities or names of people submitting us material. That is, in the end, the only way the sources can be guaranteed that they remain anonymous, as far as we are concerned.”
To that end, Assange also denied that he had solicited any material from Manning or others, or had helped in the taking of material classified secret by the U.S. government.
No, he didn’t say that the Russians helped him – but he DID say that his sources were completely anonymous. So if that’s the case how can he say he knows that the Russians didn’t provide him with information?
I note also that the first time he was accosted with the accusation, he didn’t deny it. He only said there’s “no evidence” that it is true. That’s not saying it’s untrue, that is saying he hasn’t been caught. Now he appears to believe lying is better for him.
Oh well – apparently everything that happened in 2010 went down the memory hole, never to be seen again…