Natasha Bertrand @NatashaBertrand
As Post notes, the statement Assange’s lawyer was asking to submit was written by a WikiLeaks lawyer present for the Rohrabacher-Assange meeting where the pardon was allegedly floated—statement was not written by Rohrabacher himself. This has been source of some confusion today. — PolitiTweet.org
Ellen Nakashima @nakashimae
Rohrabacher in 2017 offered a Trump pardon if Assange would absolve Russia of DNC hack, Assange's lawyer said. Assa… https://t.co/1cZLoGE3Q1