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Assange needs to answer questions about the role Wikileaks played in releasing information stolen by Russian hackers as part of Putin's attempts to help Donald Trump win the US election.

Donald Trump on Wikileaks and on leaks in general:

"I think it's disgraceful." - Donald Trump, Dec 2010

" I love Wikileaks" - Donald Trump, Oct 2016

"The real story here is why are there so many illegal leaks coming out of Washington?" - Donald Trump, Feb 2017

You couldn't make this up, folks.

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