The White House had nothing to do with the case of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. This was stated by John Kirby, strategic communications coordinator of the National Security Council. RIA News.
“The White House was not involved in any way in the Julian Assange case, sentencing or repatriation decisions,” he said.
Kirby emphasized that this issue should be forwarded to the Ministry of Justice and that only they can discuss this issue. The coordinator also said that the White House had nothing to do with the agreement it made with the US Department of Justice for Assange’s release.
founder of WikiLeaks launched From a British prison on the morning of June 24. His release came after Assange negotiated a partial plea deal with US prosecutors. This allowed the journalist to be released after five years in prison.
on WikiLeaks approvedThat Assange made a deal with the US attorney’s office.
Previously at the Journalists Union accepted Assange’s arrival in Russia.