Politics

The Origin of Julian Assange’s War on Hillary Clinton

‘OCTOBER SURPRISE’

From inside the Ecuadorian embassy, the proponent of radical transparency has worked out a playbook for exposing secrets to influence elections.

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There are plenty of ways to describe WikiLeaks’ role as a potential spoiler in the presidential race. Watching Julian Assange beam in to talk with Sean Hannity and tease election surprises to come, you might call it sinister, radically transparent, or damning but still compromised depending on your politics.

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