in regards to the wikileaks postings julian assange in regards to the wikilea ks postings of julian egards to the wikileaks postings of american secrets. until julian assange wikileaks postings of american secrets. untiljulian assange gets the very clear message from the british authorities that they won't arrest him and comply with an extradition order, i don't think he is going to be leaving. as you mentioned in the introduction, the metropolitan police service year in london have said, yes, there is still an outstanding arrest warrant and the fact that he is in breach of his bail conditions and while the original charge has gone away, that arrest warrant remains in place. the home office is also clear that it does not comment on whether or not it has received extradition requests from other countries. so, at the moment, julian assange doesn't know whether he has any safer in regard to the possibility of extradition, when he was yesterday. just be absolutely clear, if julian when he was yesterday. just be absolutely clear, ifjulian assange where to decide he would step out of that

extradition warrant for julian assange. focus now moves to u.k." last month, u.s. attorney general jeff sessions confirmed that the u.s. has prepared a warrant for assange, calling his arrest a priority. and washington, d.c., president donald trump has -- assailed his critics thursday over a series of scandals that have rocked his administration, calling an investigation into alleged ties between russia and trump associates a witch hunt. speaking at a white house news conference alongside colombia's president, trump said he respected the justice department's decision to name a special counsel to the investigation, but denied he personally colluded with russia. pres. trump: well, i respect the move, but the entire thing has been a witch hunt. there is no collusion between certainly myself and my campaign, but i can always speak for myself and the russians zero. amy: asked if he urged former fbi director james comey to close or to back down the fbi's investigation into trump's former national security adviser, michael flynn, the president responded flatly, no. the sta

sweden drops the long-running rape investigation into julian assange. he hails it as an important victory, but last those who captain rum his emily. -- from his family. >> it is not something i can forgive, it is not something i can forget. jane: and behold the painting that has broken a record for an american artist. it said more than $110 million at auction. ♪ jane: welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. just when you thought we might make it through one day without a ground-shaking report about the trump administration, think again. today we have two. first, "the new york times" reported that in donald trump's meeting with russian officials that the date after he fired a james comey, he called the former fbi director crazy, a nut job and said, "i faced real pressure because of russia. that is taken off." almost simultaneously come "the washington post" reported that the fbi investigation into possible coordination with russia and the trump campaign has identified a current one has -- white house official as a sig

now, julian assange remains here.e divisions tonight within the conservative party over its manifesto commitment to means test winter fuel payment for pensioners. the scottish conservative leader, ruth davidson, said she was in favour of retaining the payment for all pensioners in scotland. but the prime minister argued it was unfair that wealthy pensioners received the money, while some families were struggling. here'sjohn pienaar. would you trust are to keep things running, or run the economy? but has theresa may dropped a spanning in the works by keeping people guessing about tax and spending plans, and keeping pensioners guessing about who would keep and who would lose the winter fuel allowance? she was not giving much away. we will ensure that the least well off pensioners are protected. at the moment, we see well off pensioners able to be supported with fuel bills, when struggling ordinary working families are not. i think there is a principle of fairness that underpins this. that is not how all tories see it, e

forgive or forget after julian assange has said he does not forgive orforget after a julian assanget after a swedish prosecutor claimed she was dropping an investigation of rape against him. jeremy corbyn has criticised conservative plans to introduce a means conservative plans to introduce a m ea ns test conservative plans to introduce a means test for winter fuel allowa nce, means test for winter fuel allowance, saying it would cause hardship and anxiety for pensioners. us warplanes operating over syria have attacked a convoy carrying pro—government militia forces, in a mission to protect british and american forces. it comes as president trump embarks on a visit to saudi arabia for his first foreign trip since taking office. in sport, maria sharapova will take pa rt in sport, maria sharapova will take part in wimbledon qualifying. she says she is not going to request a wild card for the main draw but will ta ke wild card for the main draw but will take part in the roehampton event. she needs to win three matches to reach the first round proper at the all—england club. arsene weng

julian assange has always said it was his fear of extradition to the us that drove him through the doorsuadorian embassy. thanks, guys. free assange! so, despite today's dramatic twist in this long—running diplomatic and legal saga, tonight, he's back inside, not, for the moment, going anywhere. it's reported tonight that president trump told russian officials at the white house that firing the fbi directorjames comey had relieved the great pressure the president was under because of russia. the new york times says he also referred to comey as crazy and "a real nutjob." another report says a current white house official is a significant person of interest in the investigation into possible ties between trump's presidential campaign and russia. the latest claims come as president trump flew out of washington on his first overseas trip. he's heading to saudia arabia where he's due to meet arab leaders before travelling on to jerusalem and rome. our north america editor, jon sopel, is in riyadh. these are extraordinary allegations from the new york times. watched donald trump said in that c

david leigh is a former investigative journalist who has worked extensively with julian assange. h prosecutor is exhausted by the attempt to getjulian to face justice. seven years during which he has been successfully running away and hiding. what should he do? he is still in the embassy. scotland yard said he would still be arrested for breaching bail. will he stay? the logic is that he comes out of the embassy, is arrested forjumping bail, a british charge. there would not be much of a penalty. they would either put him in jail a short time or give him a suspended sentence, and then deport him. he would like to be deported to ecuador, by the sound of it, but they might deport him to his native australia. we have word from the united states that the us attorney general says that arresting mr assange is a priority. that is alljust noise. the fact is there is no official extradition request made known from the us to the uk to get hold of julian assange. the irony is the obama administration had probably dropped the idea of arresting and extraditing him. and then with his antics, wh

a citizen's guide to makingnextr for her film on julian assange. stay with us. >>> pleased to welcome laura back to this program. her latest documentary risk follows wikileaks founder jewel julian assange. the reach of the first amendment and the overreach of corporate and government power. before our conversation first a clip from "risk." >> just to be sure that you understand the details, the entire of unredacted u.s. state department cables will go on the internet. so a grave situation and people's lives are at risk. but when i say they're about to go, they are about to go. i don't think we have very long. so -- that's giving as many details as i think is appropriate to do it at the stage. mr. assange would like to talk to hillary about that. okay. well let me start by giving you -- one moment, please. more details other than the entire unredacted table set is about to go on the internet. literally it's about to happen. i don't understand why you're not seeing the urgency in this, which is in the past been a large issue for you. >> put him on. w

julian assange calls it an important victory.weden has dropped a rape investigation after seven years. he has been sheltering in the ecuadorian embassy to avoid being extradited to sweden or the united states where he could be prosecuted for publishing leaked document. reporter: it was a defiant julian assange who spoke from the window of ecuadorian embassy in london where he has been holed up for five years. julian assange: today is an important victory, for me and for the u.n. human rights system. it by no means erases seven years of detention without charge. reporter: earlier in the day, sweden felt top prosecutors said she was dropping a european arrest warrant against him, issued in connection to with an alleged rape. it was news assange had been waiting to hear for seven years. it was unclear if he would the able to leave the embassy. british prime minister theresa may refused to say whether britain would extradite him to the u.s. prime minister may: we review extradition requests, when we receive them, on a case-by-case ba

. —— julian assange. the programme: the disgraced former us congressman anthony weiner pleads guilty to sending obscene material to a 15—year—old girl. hello and welcome to bbc news. donald trump's presidency has run into further controversy, after two separate american newspapers made two new allegations about possible links between the white house and russia. the first relates to a meeting the president had with russian officials with the new york times claiming donald trump told them "i just fired the head of the fbi. he was crazy, a real nut job," "i faced great pressure because of russia. that's taken off". and then this from the washington post: "the law enforcement investigation into possible coordination between russia and the trump campaign has identified a current white house official as a significant person of interest... ..the senior white house adviser under scrutiny by investigators is someone close to the president" the reports came as trump makes his first overseas visit as president. and

julian assange has always said it was his fear of extradition to the us that drove him through the doorsorian embassy. thanks, guys. free assange! so, despite today's dramatic twist in this long—running diplomatic and legal saga, tonight, he's back inside, not, for the moment, going anywhere. you are watching bbc news. stay with us. you are watching bbc news. stay with us. still to come. selling for $98 million. thank you, sir. a record—breaking price. this morning, an indian air force plane carrying mr gandhi's body landed in delhi. the president of india walked to the plane to solemnly witness mr gandhi's final return from the political battlefield. the polling stations are all prepared for what will be the first truly free elections in romania's history. it was a remarkable climax to what was surely the most extraordinary funeral ever given to a pop singer. it's been a peacefulfuneral demonstration so far, but suddenly these police are teargassing the crowd, we don't yet know why. the pre—launch ritual is well established here, helen was said to be in good spirits butjust a little app

julian assange was not held without charge with for seven years.to extradition proceedings with in the eu, under the european arrest warrant scheme he would have received a fair trial in sweden had he chosen to go back. the reason this has lasted seven years is entirely down to him seeking refuge in the ecuadorian embassy rather than going to face trial in a country that has governed by the rule of law. the founder of wikilea ks says it was fear that he would be extradited to the united states for leaking classified information that drove him through the doors of the ecuadorian embassy. so despite today's dramatic twist in this long—running diplomatic and legal saga, tonight he is back inside. not for the moment going anywhere. caroline hawley, bbc news. 0ur correspondent tom burridge is outside the ecuadorian embassy in london. that rare glimpse of mr assange, but he did not hang around to answer questions, i understand. that is right. no questions to the journalists behove, no mentions of the rape allegations that he has a lwa ys the rape allegat

julian assange has always said it was his fear of extradition to the us that drove him through the doorsnge! so, despite today's dramatic twist in this long—running diplomatic and legal saga, tonight, he's back inside, not, for the moment, going anywhere. caroline hawley, bbc news. donald trump departs on his first foreign trip, leaving in his wake fresh turmoil in washington. he's reported to have told russian officials that firing his fbi chief eased "great pressure" on him. the wikileaks founderjulian assange has claimed a personal victory, after sweden dropped a long—running rape investigation against him. the polls in iran's presidential election have now closed after a high turnout forced officials to extend voting by six hours. the votes are being counted, although there have been no exit polls or official early results released so far. the incumbent president hassan rouhani is facing strong competition from the hardliner ebrahim raisi, who promises a tougher stance on the west. now, the bbc has not been given permission to cover the election from within iran. but our middle east

but the prosecutor in sweden hasn't cleared julian assange.aid that, in his absence, she simply couldn't pursue the case any further. translation: the decision to discontinue the investigation is not based on an assessment of the evidence but because we don't see possibilities to advance the investigation further, so we do not make any statement on the issue of guilt. this complex international drama began in 2010 when two women alleged thatjulian assange had sexually assaulted them on a visit to sweden, accusations he's always denied. he was detained in britain under a european arrest warrant. in may 2012, the supreme court upheld a decision to extradite him to sweden for questioning. and injune, mrassange walked into the ecuadorian embassy in london asking for political asylum. the metropolitan police mounted a 24—hour guard at the embassy. by october 2015, it had cost over £13 million. and it's not over yet. julian assange is no longer wanted on an international arrest warrant, but the police say that if he stepped out of the embassy, they'

julian assange has always said it was his fear of extradition to the us that drove him through the doorsadorian embassy. thanks, guys. free assange! so, despite today's dramatic twist in this long—running diplomatic and legal saga, tonight, he's back inside, not, for the moment, going anywhere. divisions are opening up within the conservative party over its manifesto commitment to means—test winter fuel payments for pensioners. the scottish conservative leader, ruth davidson, said she was in favour of retaining the payment for all pensioners in scotland. but, the prime minister argued it was unfair that wealthy pensioners received the money, while some families were struggling. here's our deputy political editorjohn pienaar. would you trust her to keep things running or to run your economy? but has theresa may dropped a spanner in the works by keeping people guessing about her tax and spending plans, and then keeping pensioners guessing about who'd keep and who'd lose the winter fuel allowance. she wasn't giving much away. we will continue to ensure that the least well—off pensioners are

good evening. 0ur headlines: julian assange has said he will not forgive orforget how long assange hass of rape. he was speaking from the balcony of the ecuadorian embassy in london where he remains. theresa may has defended her pledge to scrap winter fuel payments to some pensioners. the policy has been opposed by the scottish conservatives. labour described the winter fuel plans as sick and sneaky, claiming 10 million older people would be hit. that figure has been dismissed as guesswork by the tories. families of the victims of serial killers stephen port expressed dismay at the slow progress of their enquiry into why police took so long to catch him. let's return to the breaking news i was mentioning to you a short while ago. this was coming from the reuters news agency, but specifically from us papers... the washington post and new york times running stories about essentially these ongoing allegations of the us's relationship with russia. and whether the president and his team have any inappropriate links. we have any inappropriate links. we have seen in the washington post they w

in order to proceed, julian assange must be formally served notice of the crimes, this was a measure e conducted during an interview in london but mr assange refused to make this possible. it is now almost five years sincejulian assange took refuge in the ecuadorian embassy. it is nearly seven years since he was first accused by two swedish women of sexual assault. this was mr assange last year, again claiming victory. in his hand, a report which criticised the swedish prosecutors for their handling of his case. but the woman who accused him of rape today says she is shocked by the decision but she stands by the allegation. mr assange cannot just walk out of the embassy. the metropolitan police say they are still obliged to arrest him for failing to surrender to a court in london back in 2012. in a statement they said: now that the situation has changed, and the swedish authorities have discontinued their investigation into that matter, mr assange remains wanted for a much less serious offence. ecuador gave julian assange political asylum because he says he fears being prosecuted in t

julian assange has always said it was his fear of extradition to the us that drove him through the doors thanks, guys. free assange! so despite today's dramatic twist in this long—running diplomatic and legal saga, tonight he's back inside — not, for the moment, going anywhere. we don't know if the us government is actually planning to ask for his extradition, but the us attorney general said recently that he wanted mr assange arrested. now, general said recently that he wanted mrassange arrested. now, ecuador has asked britain to give mr assange safe passage, no sign of that happening, so for the momentjulian assange stays here. but scotland ya rd assange stays here. but scotland yard has said that there will be reduced police resources now for their operation. caroline hawley, thank you. it's reported tonight that president trump told russian officials at the white house that firing the fbi directorjames comey had relieved the great pressure the president was under because of russia. the new york times says he also referred to comey as crazy and "a real nutjob". another report says a c

julian assange declared another so-called victory today at the ecuadorian embassy. chelsea manning, the source of literally thousands of wikileaks postings at one point assange had offered to go to america if manning was released. >> james: greg palkot outside the ecuadorian embassy. the motorist accused of mowing down pedestrians in the times square sidewalk has been charged with murder and attempted murder. 26-year-old richard rojas was arrested after his vehicle nearly struck two dozen people and a michigan tourist, who died. his car and ran into steel barriers. the driver told them he was hearing voices telling him to kill them all. when we come back, the man in charge of destroying isis, taking president trump's plan to get bureaucrats out of the decision-making is working. decision-making is working. did you know slow internet can actually hold your business back? say goodbye to slow downloads, slow backups, slow everything. comcast business offers blazing fast and reliable internet that's over 6 times faster than slow internet from the phone company. say hello

-- likely to see julian assange leave the embassy? >> it seems that the clock has just been running, and assange has played the timing. they have become exhausted with the difficulty of questioning him and charging him or not charging him. that is the swedish system. 45 and tookis refuge in the united kingdom, arrested back in 2010. the ecuadorian embassy since 2012, having completely exhausted the justice system here, having had an extradition trial that he lost, therefore he was due for extradition. and because of a european arrest warrant, an eaw, the british that,orced to respect arrest him, and extradite him. but they could not do so because he was taking refuge. there were various recourses in the british legal system, supreme court and the high court before that. that is where he has been living. so i do not think we will see him anytime soon coming out of that embassy. the british police announced it remained obliged to arrest mr. assange on a lesser charge, but nevertheless a charge, and it would go to a british court. so if h

let's get more now on julian assange.long investigation into rape allegations against him dropped this morning. that decision of course made by prosecutors in sweden. our correspondent maddy savage is in stockholm for us. just outline the reasons they gave. seven yea rs just outline the reasons they gave. seven years of long twists and turns in this case and ultimately it has come down to legal technicalities. cggleidown to [gel technicgag't'ggeg they could no fi their continue their investigation. a couple of things they brought out, still the concerned they would like to question julian assange still the concerned they would like to questionjulian assange in person on swedish soil, they say it is difficult to continue the investigation if that doesn't happen, and they also say they don't feel they will get any other help from the ecuadorian authorities in london. in 2016 prosecutors did eventually fly over to london and we re eventually fly over to london and were allowed to askjulian assange questions via a translator b

julian assange was not held without charge with for seven years.pean arrest warrant scheme he would have received a fair trial in sweden had he chosen to go back. the reason this has lasted seven years is entirely down to him seeking refuge in the ecuadorian embassy rather than going to face trial in a country that has governed by the rule of law. the founder of wikileaks says it was fear that he would be extradited to the united states for leaking classified information that drove him through the doors of the ecuadorian embassy. so despite today's dramatic twist in this long—running diplomatic and legal saga, tonight he is back inside. not for the moment going anywhere. caroline hawley, bbc news. the polls in iran's presidential election have now closed after a high turnout forced officials to extend voting by six hours.the incumbent president hassan rouhani is facing strong competition from hardliner ebrahim raisi — who is proposing a tougher stance on the west. wisley is a reporter from bbc‘s persian service. when will we get a result? sometime

--julian assange as sweden drops their rape charges against him. good evening. the french president, emmanuel macron has been visiting french troops based in mali, highlighting the importance he places on fighting militants in the region who he says a pose a threat to all of your. europe.f speaking at a news conference in the city where some 606 -- some 1600 french soldiers are based, president macri said he will -- president macron said france will continue to shoulder this battle while other countries have a place to play as well. >> germany is investing more than enough in military. this is like walking with germany can make us more efficient when soldiers lives cannot be saved. macron speaking there. the french army is deployed in several regions across south africa. we take a closer look. infranch intervened in mali january 2013 at the request of the president of mali. jihadists drive out in the country's north and keep them from marching on the capital. france carried out dozens of airstrikes on islamist positions and deployed up to 3500 soldiers. major ci

julian assange has been holed up in the ecuadorean embassy since august 2012.olice say they would still be obliged arrest him on a lesser charge if he tried to leave. he has now gone back inside the embassy and has not said what he will do next. victory is howjulian assange‘s lawyer described today's news. moments after it was announced, wikileaks founder tweeted this photo of himself in the ecuadorian embassy. he later tweeted: in stockholm, swedish prosecutors announced this morning that the case this afternoon appearing on the balcony off the embassy he was defiant. while today was an important victory and an important vindication the road is far from over. the war, the proper war, is just commencing, the uk has said it will arrest me regardless. in stockholm, swedish prosecutors announced this morning that the case against him was being dropped. translation: today i have decided to revoke the order to remand mr assange custody in his absence and to revoke the european arrest warrant that he should be handed over to the swedish authorities. their dramatic de

last few minutes sweden announced its dropping its rape investigation into wiki leaks founder julian assangenge has been holed up in a room at the ecuadorian embassy in london for the last 7 years. he feared if went he were extradited to sweden, that he would then be turned over to the us to face charges for releasing us secrets on wikileaks. at this hour, theres specualtion he could leave the ecuadorian embasssy as early as today. its unclear where he might or how uk officials will treat this. certainly a major story unfolding right now in london. neighbors in a southeast washington neighbors in a southeast washington mm after a car fatally strikes a six year old boy. residents held a birthday party for xavier lucky. he was hit by a car while crossing the street on his 6th birthday. now his family is asking the city to make changes to the street, to stop this from happening again. so far no charges have been filed against the driver involved in the accident. police tell us that officer did question that driver, who stopped and stayed on the scene. it's 5 xxx and coming up on good morning wa

her new documentary "risk" portrays wikileaks founder julian assange. following assange as he confronts alcongratulations of sexual assault and oversees document dumps. the "new york times" describes the film unfinished in a way that is fascinating, frustrating and entirely understandable. the trailer for "risk." ( ringing ) >> hello, can i please speak to hillary clinton? calling from the office of julian assange. this is an emergency. >> this is not the film i thought i was going to make. i thought i could ignore the contradictions. i thought they were not part of the story. i was wrong. they are becoming the story. >> the filmmaker named laura poitras. laura poitras is known through the community as a documentary filmmaker for the entire u.s. >> the tensions at the border have become more aggressive. when i got home mix apartment door was open. did i forget to close it or are they sending me a message? sometimes i can't believe what julian went through. >> i can't be certain unless one of them is assassinated. >> the f.b.i. is investigating the russia

. >> jon: some new delta de facto relevance for wikileaks founder julian assange and the sexual assault charges against them, what swedish prosecutors just announced. and the president's health care be short-lived as we learn lawmakers have to vote on the bill again in all likelihood. the panel weighs in next on that possibility. >> this is a great plan. i actually think it will get even better. this is, make no mistake, this is a repeal and replace of obamacare, make mistake about i it. we replaced it all without touching our savings. yeah, our insurance won't do that. no. you can leave worry behind when liberty stands with you™. liberty mutual insurance >> jon: fox news alert and the congressional budget office announcing it will release the so-called score of the house passed g.o.p. health care bill next wednesday. it's a closely watched barometer for lawmakers because it will estimate the effects of the legislation on the economy and on americans currently covered by obamacare. but there are some reports like this one from bloomberg that house g.o.p. leaders are holding off sending

plus, we ask him about the trump administration's threats to prosecute wikileaks founder julian assange. >> if the charge is true, he should be -- chelsea manning and carried outen heroic, courageous acts. they fulfilled the responsibility of someone who takes citizenship seriously. that believes the people of this country ought to know about -- amy: noam chomsky for the hour in a public conversation i had with him in cambridge, massachusetts. all that and more, coming up. amy: this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. in this democracy now! special , we spend the hour with the world-renowned linguist and political dissident noam chomsky. in a public conversation we had in april, we talked about climate change, nuclear weapons, north korea, iran, the war in syria and the trump , administration's threat to prosecute wikileaks founder julian assange. we also talk about noam chomsky 's new book, "requiem for the american dream: the 10 principles of concentration of wealth & power." hundreds of people packed into the first parish church in cambridg

year long investigation, into rape allegations against the founder of the wikileaks website, julian assangea fugitive, living in the ecuadorian embassy in london, since 2012, trying to avoid extradition. mr assange has always denied the allegations, saying they're politically motivated. as did britain would now support attem pts as did britain would now support atte m pts to as did britain would now support attempts to lecture date mr re—signed, the government said it would be up to the government to decide. it is four years and 11 months friday that mr side take refuge at this embassy. today, as the news came out from sweden, he tweeted a smiling photograph of himself. that is the only comic he has made. as caroline hawley no reports, he remained a wanted man. victory is howjulian assange‘s lawyer has described today's news. moments after it was announced, wikileaks founder tweeted this photo of himself in the ecuadorian embassy. in stockholm, swedish prosecutors had just said that the case against him was being dropped. translation: today i have decided to revoke the order to remand mr as

back to julian assange protein can trigger the disease. the war is just beginning after the decision by the swedish prosecutors. let's delve in a little more. henry, we will start with the daily mail, and they are pulling no punches. epic picture ofjulian assange and the headline, a creep. —— and a big picture. yes and they say that it has cost us a lot of money to have him in the ecuadorian embassy with police presence outside, even though it has been downgraded. the whole process has been messy and unedifying. the swedish prosecutors decided that because there is no prospect of him coming out of there and facing the accusations, they cannot make any progress with the case. it isn't a complete drop. but it means seven years after the accusations were made, there is a sign he is getting towards the end of it. now the wiki leaks charges may come back from the us authorities. he said he doesn't forgive and doesn't forget. he is 110w forgive and doesn't forget. he is now the accuser, on the defensive. they take exception to the fact that he ca

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amy: before we wrap up, i want to ask about julian assange.he swedish government has dropped the investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct by julian assange. he was never charged. what does this angel -- what does this mean, glenn? you won a pulitzer prize for your work on edward snowden. julian assange has been in the ecuadorian embassy for almost five years. foot outside,ps even though sweden has dropped this investigation, after questioning him at the embassy -- shame.s a i think everyone ought to agree when there are allegations of this type that are made and denials issued by the person he was accused, i it is in everyo's interest to try to make sure these claims are adjudicated, not your online debate, but in a court of law with due process. the factct that it has n not ben apparently won't be, i think iss this horrible -- is horrible for everybody involved. the reason why that happened, and a lot of people bear the blame for it, but the primary reason is that what the ecuadorian said all along was that we're concerned about th

then in august of 2016 during that interview on dutch tv, julian assange of wikileaks implies pretty seth rich may have been a wikileaks source, watch this. >> whistleblowers go through significant effort and certificate risk. the 27-year-old works for the dnc was shot in the back, murdered just two weeks ago for unknown reasons as he was walking on the street in washington. >> that was just a robbery come i believe, wasn't it? >> there's no findings. >> what are you suggesting? >> i'm suggesting that our sources to take risks they become concerned to see things occurring like that. >> was he one of your sources?be >> we don't talk about our sources. >> then why make a suggestion about some guy shot in the street in washington. >> it's because we have to talk about how high the stakes are in the united states. >> sean: if he was the source for the dnc email leaks, it would confirm russia was not involved. in january, asked julian about the emails, they've not gotten one fact wrong that they havesk published. here's what he had to say. >> sean: did russia give you this information or

wikileaks founder julian assange is claiming victory in one of the legal cases against him. ling this morning after sweden dropped a more than six-year-long rape investigation, but he is not completely in the clear. >> no rngs he's not. prosecutors in the u.s. may be considering charges against wikileaks julian assange for leaking classified information, and british police say they will arrest him if he leaves if ecuadorian embassy in london where he's been holed up for the past five years to avoid extradition. >>> president trump leaves for his first foreign trip later today. the first stop on his nine-day trip is saudi arabia where he meets with muslim leaders. then he heads to israel followed by a meeting with pope francis at the vatican. the final leg of his trip includes a nato meeting in brussels, belgium, and a g7 economics summit in sicily. margaret brennan is at the white house. she'll be traveling with the president, but she's still at the white house. good morning. >> good morning. president trump will have to reassure his allies that all the baggage he's carried i

the idea of it all is that julian assange in for him. th so many people by leaking material that seemed to discredit donald trump's rival, hillary clinton, helping him to become president. at the time, donald trump said i like wikileaks. now the mood seems to have soured again and they have it in for him. as we look at the situation as it stands, as i am understanding from new, you say there is an issue where there is an exhibition warrant existing. it is a bit of a grey area. at some point, if you want to genchy circumstances, as in where he is living and carrying on in normal life, there would be a gamble in leaving that plays. —— change his.|j feel sorry leaving that plays. —— change his.” feel sorry forjulian leaving that plays. —— change his.” feel sorry for julian assange. leaving that plays. —— change his.” feel sorry forjulian assange. he has been his own worst enemy. if he went back to sweden and faced the music years ago, probably, even if he was convicted in sweden with these minor sexual offences, he would have had a small pen

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you may recall that julian assange has againstjulian assange.the investigation into julian saying that she will discontinue the investigation intojulian assange, the founder of wikilea ks. investigation intojulian assange, the founder of wikileaks. whether or not this will make him feel that he can leave the ecuadorian embassy any time soon, we will have to find out. so, just how clear are you about who to vote for in the general election, given that the manifestos of all the main parties have been published? we have four peoplejoining us who are undecided on who to vote for, and who have all voted differently in the past. we're going to look at some of the key issues — brexit, the nhs and welfare — and what could help these voters decide on which policies, and party, to back. firstly, on brexit. the conservatives want to leave the single market. they've made no commitments on freedom of movement. labour say they would rip up the existing plans, and make staying in the single market a priority. they'd also secure the rights of all eu citizens li

her new film profiles julian assange.llows him as he confronts allegations of sexual assault and overseas document dumps. the new york times describes the film as unfinished in a way that is fascinating, frustrating, and understandable. here is the trailer for "risk." >> can i speak to hillary clinton gekko -- hillary clinton? this is an emergency. >> this is, i thought i could ignore the contradictions. i thought they weren't part of the story. i was wrong. they are becoming the story. >> it is known as a documentary filmmaker. border has become more aggressive. when i got home, my permanent -- my apartment door was open. are they sending me a message? can't believe it. >> [indiscernible] >> the fbi is investigating the russian government's efforts to interfere in the 2016 presidential election. we don't have a problem, you have a problem. charlie: i am pleased to have laura back at the table. after all the success of the snowden film, did you immediately want to turn to assange as a subject? >> it was complicated. i had