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pnwmom

(108,973 posts)
Mon Jan 29, 2018, 11:30 PM Jan 2018

Julian Assange Thought He Was Messaging Sean Hannity When He Offered News on Democrat . . .

Source: Daily Beast

At about 4 a.m. on Saturday morning, a couple hours after she started pretending to be Sean Hannity, Dell Gilliam says she got a direct message back from the head of WikiLeaks, Julian Assange. That’s when she said she “kind of panicked.”

“I felt bad. He really thought he was talking to Sean Hannity,” said Gilliam.

Gilliam, a technical writer from Texas, was bored with the flu when she created @SeanHannity__ early Saturday morning. The Fox News host's real account was temporarily deleted after cryptically tweeting the phrase “Form Submission 1649 | #Hannity” on Friday night. Twitter said the account had been “briefly compromised,” according to a statement provided to The Daily Beast, and was back up on Sunday morning.

When Gilliam made the account, she did not expect to be setting up a meeting over “other channels” for Assange to send “some news about Warner,” an apparent reference to Sen. Mark Warner, the top Democrat on the Senate intelligence committee investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election.

Read more: https://www.thedailybeast.com/julian-assange-thought-he-was-messaging-sean-hannity-when-he-offered-news-on-democrat-investigating-trump-russia?via=twitter_page



Less than 48 hours after Assange contacted the fake-Hannity to offer information about Mark Warner, Warner was on TV talking about new information his Committee was now looking at, that would extend the length of the investigation.
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Julian Assange Thought He Was Messaging Sean Hannity When He Offered News on Democrat . . . (Original Post) pnwmom Jan 2018 OP
Woah PoorMonger Jan 2018 #1
Hannity...conspiracy hearings...testify... slumcamper Jan 2018 #2
I am still sending this to my Congresscritters riversedge Jan 2018 #14
Just saw your thread, I posted the same from a twitter feed. Wwcd Jan 2018 #3
Don't worry about it, Wwcd! You can post anything you want on General Discussion. pnwmom Jan 2018 #5
Indeed they do. Thanks Wwcd Jan 2018 #8
Waterboard that Fucker!!! kellytore Jan 2018 #4
I know. We are fed the fuck up with this bull shit Wwcd Jan 2018 #7
How/why is Hannity still on the air. BigmanPigman Jan 2018 #6
Russians and FOX News, they are working together Miigwech Jan 2018 #9
Just take away his e-cig not fooled Jan 2018 #10
Curious as to what are the other channels GusBob Jan 2018 #11
Dell Gilliam, please don't feel sorry for Rapey McRapeface. SunSeeker Jan 2018 #12
It's possible Hannity deactivated his Twitter profile bathroommonkey76 Jan 2018 #13
Oh, how I miss the Assange defenders who used to be here Blue_Tires Jan 2018 #15
Talk about a vast right-wing conspiracy, Nitram Jan 2018 #16

PoorMonger

(844 posts)
1. Woah
Mon Jan 29, 2018, 11:35 PM
Jan 2018

Wonder if this supposed dirt on Warner was what Hannity teased for his big bomb tonight? Covering all their bases with bullshit to descredit the Russia probe....

slumcamper

(1,606 posts)
2. Hannity...conspiracy hearings...testify...
Mon Jan 29, 2018, 11:40 PM
Jan 2018

Let's neuter that bastard. Put him under oath and public testimony. Let his nutcase "fans" see him sweat and squirm as he visibly shrinks before their eyes. Take him down and OUT.

Alas, if only WE controlled the committees.

 

Wwcd

(6,288 posts)
3. Just saw your thread, I posted the same from a twitter feed.
Mon Jan 29, 2018, 11:58 PM
Jan 2018

I can delete mine & just move tweets here. Sorry..


pnwmom

(108,973 posts)
5. Don't worry about it, Wwcd! You can post anything you want on General Discussion.
Tue Jan 30, 2018, 12:08 AM
Jan 2018

And great minds obviously think alike.



 

Wwcd

(6,288 posts)
7. I know. We are fed the fuck up with this bull shit
Tue Jan 30, 2018, 12:13 AM
Jan 2018

Hannity Nunes Assange McCabe Dotard ..wtf! & that's just from today!!

BigmanPigman

(51,583 posts)
6. How/why is Hannity still on the air.
Tue Jan 30, 2018, 12:13 AM
Jan 2018

This proves he is guilty of collusion with an enemy. How can we get rid of him?!? If Rachel did this she would be off the air in a nanosecond.

SunSeeker

(51,550 posts)
12. Dell Gilliam, please don't feel sorry for Rapey McRapeface.
Tue Jan 30, 2018, 01:50 AM
Jan 2018

He needs to be exposed for the right wing stooge that he is.

Ya done good, Dell. Thank you for your service to your country.

 

bathroommonkey76

(3,827 posts)
13. It's possible Hannity deactivated his Twitter profile
Tue Jan 30, 2018, 03:11 AM
Jan 2018

b/c he knew the FBI and Mueller are currently investigating him for being a part of this Russia collusion story- that was my first thought when I saw him disappear from Twitter.

Every direct message Julian Assange sends on Twitter is being watched by our security agencies. You have to be an idiot to communicate with that treasonous bastard! #FuckHannity

Blue_Tires

(55,445 posts)
15. Oh, how I miss the Assange defenders who used to be here
Tue Jan 30, 2018, 09:31 AM
Jan 2018

There's nobody left for me to taunt anymore...

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