Oddbean new post about login | logout Assange was charged by the Trump administration and the CIA made plans to assassinate Assange and his family under Trump's watch. Pompeo was Trump's pick... The reason Trump can't free Assange is because Biden admin already did...
Yes, big black eye for Trump. He admits and it was clear that he made some terrible administrative hires during his tenure. Pompeo was one of the worst That is true. Assange was a political liability at this point because everything they did to him was illegal. That is why he was released. Nobody deserves “credit.”