Earlier today, a British court rejected a request by the U.S. to extradite WikiLeaks head and Russian cut out Julian Assange on 17 counts of espionage and one count of computer misuse over the publication of thousands of diplomatic and military documents and files a decade ago. The court denied Assange's claim that he was being prosecuted for publishing the documents, agreeing that he had political motivations and lacked standing as a "journalist" in this case. The judge based her ruling on Assange's "mental condition" saying it would be "oppressive to extradite him."
The U.S. has said they will appeal the extradition ruling, which must be done within two weeks. In the meantime, a bond hearing for Assange is scheduled for Wednesday, at which time the judge may set bail for Assange, setting the stage for him once again to flee to avoid prosecution, as he did after being charged with assault and rape in Sweden. Assange's network of misguided admirers and co-conspirators, along with support from Russia and other hostile actors, would be sure to assist him in that if at all possible.
While Assange was holed up in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London for several years, he managed to work with the likes of Republican felon and dirty trickster Roger Stone to release emails damaging to Hillary Clinton that were hacked by Russian military intelligence. The emails were released right after unhinged demagogue and election fraudster Donald "Mango Mussolini" Trump's notorious "Access Hollywood" tape was made public. His delicate "mental condition" was such that he managed to father two children with his lawyer, Stella Morris, while being given asylum at the Ecuadorian Embassy. Morris is now putting out feelers to Trump for a pardon (as in "we did you a favor, now do us one").
