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snooper2

(30,151 posts) Tue Jan 17, 2017, 05:38 PM Jan 2017

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so will Assange hold up his end of the deal now?

I sure wouldn't hold my breath LOL

Assange agrees to be extradited if Obama grants clemency for Manning

http://thehill.com/homenews/news/314139-assange-agrees-to-be-extradited-to-us-if-obama-grants-clemency-for-chelsea

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so will Assange hold up his end of the deal now? (Original Post) snooper2 Jan 2017 OP

LOL! NO! Bettie Jan 2017 #1

I'll get out the popcorn dhol82 Jan 2017 #2

He will worm his way out of this. hrmjustin Jan 2017 #3

On a technicality: it's a commutation, not clemency. nt pinboy3niner Jan 2017 #7

A commutation is clemency... SeattleVet Jan 2017 #9

who cares if he does? Trump will move him into the Lincoln Bedroom. LaydeeBug Jan 2017 #10

When Did Assange Become Altruistic? Me. Jan 2017 #4

I think Assange is desperate enough to do anything to get out of the Ecuadorian embassy Warpy Jan 2017 #5

Good excuse for safeinOhio Jan 2017 #6

Are you kidding? He'll get a hero's welcome from the new administration YoungDemCA Jan 2017 #8

not in Sweden he won't nt geek tragedy Jan 2017 #11

But as far as I know he isn't facing extradition to the U.S. mythology Jan 2017 #12

yeah right. Cheeto said he would release his tax returns after Obama release his birth certificate mnmoderatedem Jan 2017 #13

No rusty fender Jan 2017 #14

I doubt Obama's team reached out to Assange's lawyers and accepted that deal Arazi Jan 2017 #15

The Russians will get to him first. roamer65 Jan 2017 #16

He sounds like a MiniPoot level bullshiter uponit7771 Jan 2017 #17

Bettie

(16,095 posts)

1. LOL! NO!

Reply to snooper2 (Original post)

Tue Jan 17, 2017, 05:39 PM

Jan 2017

Geez, you'd think the guy had integrity or something.

Never gonna happen.

dhol82

(9,353 posts)

2. I'll get out the popcorn

Reply to snooper2 (Original post)

Tue Jan 17, 2017, 05:40 PM

Jan 2017

Think I will probably finish it before he actually does anything.

hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)

3. He will worm his way out of this.

Reply to snooper2 (Original post)

Tue Jan 17, 2017, 05:40 PM

Jan 2017

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)

7. On a technicality: it's a commutation, not clemency. nt

Reply to hrmjustin (Reply #3)

Tue Jan 17, 2017, 05:59 PM

Jan 2017

SeattleVet

(5,477 posts)

9. A commutation is clemency...

Reply to pinboy3niner (Reply #7)

Tue Jan 17, 2017, 06:27 PM

Jan 2017

clemency lowering or moderation of a punishment. A pardon is something different, and Assange specified 'clemency', so if he holds to his word we should see him turn himself over to the US (yeah, right!).

http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/clemency

LaydeeBug

(10,291 posts)

10. who cares if he does? Trump will move him into the Lincoln Bedroom.

Reply to SeattleVet (Reply #9)

Tue Jan 17, 2017, 06:44 PM

Jan 2017

It was a publicity stunt. It's working...

Me.

(35,454 posts)

4. When Did Assange Become Altruistic?

Reply to snooper2 (Original post)

Tue Jan 17, 2017, 05:43 PM

Jan 2017

Does he have something against Manning?

Warpy

(111,255 posts)

5. I think Assange is desperate enough to do anything to get out of the Ecuadorian embassy

Reply to snooper2 (Original post)

Tue Jan 17, 2017, 05:43 PM

Jan 2017

Oh, I'm sure his quarters are pleasant and his hosts are kind, but a prison is a prison.

safeinOhio

(32,674 posts)

6. Good excuse for

Reply to Warpy (Reply #5)

Tue Jan 17, 2017, 05:48 PM

Jan 2017

them to toss him out of the embassy.

YoungDemCA

(5,714 posts)

8. Are you kidding? He'll get a hero's welcome from the new administration

Reply to snooper2 (Original post)

Tue Jan 17, 2017, 06:15 PM

Jan 2017

geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)

11. not in Sweden he won't nt

Reply to YoungDemCA (Reply #8)

Tue Jan 17, 2017, 06:45 PM

Jan 2017

mythology

(9,527 posts)

12. But as far as I know he isn't facing extradition to the U.S.

Reply to snooper2 (Original post)

Tue Jan 17, 2017, 07:02 PM

Jan 2017

He faces it to Sweden to go on trial for raping two women. So other than pushing the conspiracy theory that the Swedish charges are just a clever ploy to get him to leave our closest historical ally to a country that doesn't have as long of a history, I'm not sure the Wikileaks tweet is relevant to much.

mnmoderatedem

(3,728 posts)

13. yeah right. Cheeto said he would release his tax returns after Obama release his birth certificate

Reply to snooper2 (Original post)

Tue Jan 17, 2017, 07:43 PM

Jan 2017

still waiting on that one....

rusty fender

(3,428 posts)

14. No

Reply to snooper2 (Original post)

Tue Jan 17, 2017, 07:53 PM

Jan 2017

He is coward

Arazi

(6,829 posts)

15. I doubt Obama's team reached out to Assange's lawyers and accepted that deal

Reply to snooper2 (Original post)

Tue Jan 17, 2017, 07:56 PM

Jan 2017

Since we didn't hear anything, my guess is nobody struck any sort of deal with Assange or Snowden

roamer65

(36,745 posts)

16. The Russians will get to him first.

Reply to snooper2 (Original post)

Tue Jan 17, 2017, 07:57 PM

Jan 2017

I smell polonium in his future.

uponit7771

(90,335 posts)

17. He sounds like a MiniPoot level bullshiter

Reply to snooper2 (Original post)

Tue Jan 17, 2017, 08:38 PM

Jan 2017

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