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Millennial_Falcon ago

I think what you mean to say is Feldman is a distraction, not a patsy. A patsy is someone (usually completely innocent) who takes the fall for a crime (Stephen Paddock, for example).

alphabravo ago

True, and thanks. I was using MA's description of him.

Are_we_sure ago

Question: How does this bit about tort law apply? Wikileaks published the material, not a third party. I believe what you cite is more along the lines of Youtube not being liable for the content of a certain video.

Tort law protects websites from being liable for third party information published on it.

Also I just read the news article. Trump's lawyers are not protecting Wikileaks, they are protecting the Trump campaign because the Trump campaign are being sued, not Wikileaks.

ROY COCKRUM, ET AL., Plaintiffs, v. DONALD J. TRUMP FOR PRESIDENT, INC., Defendants

So these are lawyers defending their client.

alphabravo ago

And by doing this, they protect Assange and Wikileaks and, have no more grounds to request extradition.

Are_we_sure ago

For one, Assange is not in danger of extradition for merely publishing. He is danger for actual crimes.

Two, these are not government lawyers. This is private lawyers for a private corporation. This wouldn't affect anything.

alphabravo ago

One, which actual crimes?

Two, it matters not. It sets a precedent.

Three, it's humorous that you act as if anyone here gives a flying fuck what you think.

Are_we_sure ago

Three ......um you just replied to me. So somebody cares.

  1. As for the actual crimes, there a reason Assange sought asylum in an Embassy for the past several years. He fears arrest. They can't arrest him for just publishing material or else the NY Times and other news agencies would be guilty of such.

Assange and his legal team believe there is a sealed indictment in the US for espionage for the Chelsea Manning case.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/05/julian-assange-attorney-indictment_n_3386793.html

If there is such an indictment that would mean the US Department of Justice convinced a grand jury that there is evidence that Assange was not just a passive publisher of information, but that Assange helped/encouraged Manning to steal the information in the first place.

He also jumped bail in Sweden and that arrest warrant is still active. UK police have said they would arrest him for this.

  1. Precedent? Nope. Not government lawyers, private defense lawyers. Private defense lawyers don't set precedents.