Trump ‘seriously considering’ pardoning Julian Assange

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Former President Donald Trump suggested he would pardon Julian Assange, the activist behind WikiLeaks. 

When asked on the podcast Timcast IRL before Trump’s speech at the libertarian convention on Saturday if he would pardon Assange if he won a second term in the Oval Office, Trump said the decision was under “very serious consideration.”

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