212. US v. Julian Assange of WikiLeaks: What's Really Going On?
The Sharyl Attkisson Podcast
Sharyl Attkisson
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🗓️ 6 February 2024
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
Attorney Richard Roth is suing the CIA for allegedly spying on people who visited WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange while in custody. Also, an update on the impending extradition of Assange from the UK to the US to face criminal charges for publishing documents the government wanted kept hidden. Why is Assange being targeted? Has the US government weaponized its power for political purposes? And what’s his defense?
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| 0:00.0 | Hi everybody Cheryl Ackison |
| 0:07.0 | Cheryl Ackison here. |
| 0:08.7 | Welcome to another edition of the Cheryl Ackison |
| 0:10.9 | Podcast attorney Richard Roth is suing the CIA for allegedly spying on people who visited |
| 0:18.0 | WikiLeaks founder Julie Assange while in custody. |
| 0:21.0 | Today we report on that, also an update on the impending extradition of Assange from the UK |
| 0:27.7 | to the US to face criminal charges for publishing documents the government wanted kept hidden. Why is Assange being |
| 0:35.0 | targeted as the US government weaponized its power for political purposes and |
| 0:40.3 | what's his defense? |
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| 1:24.1 | What a fascinating story, the story of Julian Assange's. |
| 1:28.7 | And more than eight years now since he's been in the spotlight, his story is still far from over. |
| 1:34.0 | He was originally heralded by many of the same who criticize him now. |
| 1:38.0 | Back then, heralded as sort of a hero, a new breed of journalists doing the job that traditional journalists were beginning |
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