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 Declassified UK:

As we break for lunch, some of the US prosecution's key arguments:

- US prosecution cannot be political; it has been pursued by numerous US administrations

- Assange not being prosecuted for his political opinions, and he is acting in bad faith

- CIA plots to kill or kidnap Assange not admissible; the indictment has been handled in a legitimate manner

- Assange's activities go beyond ordinary journalism and into criminality, so he cannot be protected under ECHR articles on freedom of expression

#FreeAssange 
 Cannot be political part is hilarious  
 "We may have tried to kidnap and kill the guy, but that has nothing to do with this lawful attempt to kidnap and kill him" 
 Beautiful 🙄 
 What a bunch of bullshit.