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I am deeply disappointed with Wikileaks. by Mischief Maker 11/14/2017, 7:25pm PST
I thought you fucks were a force for good, once upon a time.

“Hey Don. We have an unusual idea,” WikiLeaks wrote on October 21, 2016. “Leak us one or more of your father’s tax returns.” WikiLeaks then laid out three reasons why this would benefit both the Trumps and WikiLeaks. One, The New York Times had already published a fragment of Trump’s tax returns on October 1; two, the rest could come out any time “through the most biased source (e.g. NYT/MSNBC).”

It is the third reason, though, WikiLeaks wrote, that “is the real kicker.” “If we publish them it will dramatically improve the perception of our impartiality,” WikiLeaks explained. “That means that the vast amount of stuff that we are publishing on Clinton will have much higher impact, because it won’t be perceived as coming from a ‘pro-Trump’ ‘pro-Russia’ source.” It then provided an email address and link where the Trump campaign could send the tax returns, and adds, “The same for any other negative stuff (documents, recordings) that you think has a decent chance of coming out. Let us put it out.”

Trump Jr. did not respond to this message.


What the fuck was Assange hoping to accomplish?

“Hi Don. Hope you’re doing well!” WikiLeaks wrote on December 16 to Trump Jr., who was by then the son of the president-elect. “In relation to Mr. Assange: Obama/Clinton placed pressure on Sweden, UK and Australia (his home country) to illicitly go after Mr. Assange. It would be real easy and helpful for your dad to suggest that Australia appoint Assange ambassador to [Washington,] DC.”


At least there's endless schadenfreude to be had whenever you see someone sticking their neck out to help Trump and expecting him or his family to return the favor after they're no longer useful to him.
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I am deeply disappointed with Wikileaks. by Mischief Maker 11/14/2017, 7:25pm PST NEW
    But it was a nice try NT by Roop 11/14/2017, 7:44pm PST NEW
    Strange section to highlight by Vested Id 11/14/2017, 9:16pm PST NEW
        They're all awful. I picked the one most nakedly hypocritical. NT by Mischief Maker 11/15/2017, 5:46am PST NEW
            WHAT A TWEEST by blackwater 11/15/2017, 5:54pm PST NEW
    We had a word for you at one point. "Useful idiot". NT by Bringing it back. 11/14/2017, 9:54pm PST NEW
        Because I thought the Manning leaks were as important as the Pentagon Papers? NT by Mischief Maker 11/15/2017, 5:48am PST NEW
            Ellsberg leaked to the NYT. Manning leaked to an unregistered foreign agent. by You useful idiot. 11/15/2017, 8:19am PST NEW
 
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