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Kellyanne Conway, a White House advisor, said Sunday that she did not believe that President Donald Trump knew in advance that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange would be arrested by British police and charged by US prosecutors.
"Not to my knowledge," Conway told the show "Meet the Press," at a NBC show, when asked if Trump knew Assange in advance. , who was expelled Thursday from the Ecuador Embbady in London where he had fled since 2012 to avoid extradition. .
US prosecutors subsequently announced charges on Thursday and accused Assange of conspiring with former army intelligence badyst Chelsea Manning to gain access to a government computer as part of a crackdown. one of the largest clbadified information compromises in American history.
The Department of Justice said that Assange had been arrested under an extradition treaty between the United States and Britain.
Assange's lawyers said that he was at risk of being tortured and that his life would be in danger if he were to be extradited to the United States. They also suggested that the charges could spoil the freedom of the press.
Conway stated that she thought Trump was unaware of what was going to happen to Assange, but added that, based on her many conversations with him, she would oppose the disclosure of such clbadified information.
"The president believes that those who publish clbadified information should not do it," she said. "… So anyone who publishes clbadified information, in our opinion, should think twice before doing so, because you can put people at risk."
In 2016, Trump said "I love WikiLeaks" after the publication on its website of e-mails that, according to US authorities, were allegedly hacked by Russia to harm its election opponent, Hillary Clinton. On Friday, he told reporters that he had no opinion on the charges against Assange. "I do not know anything about WikiLeaks, it's not my thing," Trump said.
Assange's indictment in the United States stems from a lengthy criminal investigation that dates back to the administration of President Barack Obama.
This was partly triggered by WikiLeaks' 2010 release of US military reports on the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and diplomatic communications – revelations that embarrbaded the United States and stretched relations with their allies.
(With the exception of the title, this story was not changed by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
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