US Politics in Trump era
Publisher: The Intercept
Author: Robert Mackey
17 Nov 2017
We Knew Julian Assange Hated Clinton. We Didn’t Know He Was Secretly Advising Trump.
While WikiLeaks has undoubtedly facilitated the release of information that is both true and important, it is Assange’s Trump-like willingness to traffic in such unsubstantiated rumors, conspiracy theories, and innuendo not supported by evidence that undermines his claim to be a disinterested publisher, not a political operative.