In an interview with journalist Jo Becker via Facebook, Assange claimed that the liberal media were doing their nation a disservice by refusing to cover Hillary Clinton’s less than pristine record.
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Assange is the head of WikiLeaks, which published the infamous emails hacked from the Democratic National Convention that revealed party officials plotted against Clintons rival, Vermont Sen.
Assange told The New York Times on Wednesday there’s “no concrete evidence” that WikiLeaks gets its leaks from intelligence agencies, though he would gladly accept such material, and said that there’s little point in expending resources on Russian Federation, which he called a “bit player on the world state” and a punching bag.
When Wikileaks launched in 2006, its stated aim was to help expose “illegal or immoral” behavior by the West and crack down on authoritarian regimes “in Russia, China, and Central Eurasia”.
“Her campaign has effectively, and maybe even directly called Donald Trump a Russian agent”.
“This is a neo-McCarthyist hysteria”. What kind of press environment is this going to lead to post-election?
During an interview with The New York Times that was broadcasted live over Facebook, Assange also blasted the recent absurd claim by Central Intelligence Agency deputy director Michael Morell that both Donald Trump and Green Party candidate Jill Stein are being secretly manipulated by Russian spies.
The organization has drawn criticism broadly for leaking information indiscriminately, including publishing personal information of no public interest. Assange replied that WikiLeaks’ “enormous range” was not highlighted by the media and that WikiLeaks had released over 10 million documents on multiple organisations across many countries, highlighting money laundering schemes and the “oil-money mill” in Russian Federation.
On Aug. 26, speaking with Fox News, Assange said that WikiLeaks has “some information about the Republican campaign”.
While many have criticized Assange and WikiLeaks for being opposed to Clinton and aiding the Trump campaign, the computer programmer did say earlier this year that the 2016 election is like a choice between “cholera or gonorrhea”.
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United States government officials, under the administration of Barack Obama, who is working to get Clinton elected, said they believe with a “high degree of confidence that the Democratic Party material was hacked by the Russian government”, the report said.
