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Is Assange now unprosecutable?
Having the tools used against him is only one of a number of reasons an attorney would have the right to raise this issue. Â In the hypothetical future case, where Assange gets prosecuted for this recent leak, he has the right to challenge the government's assertion that this information was genuine, rather than merely a well-constructed fraud. Â That would potentially require calling hundreds of government witnesses attesting to the accuracy of the leaks, a VERY unappetizing thought for government! Â
It would be a disaster. Â At this point, I suspect that the US Federal Government, if they found that Assange was VOLUNTARILY travelling to America, would do just about everything in its power to block him from doing so. Â If he succeeded, questions would be asked like "Why aren't they arresting/trying him?".Â
       Jim BellÂ
From: Anthony Papillion <anthony at cajuntechie.org>
Even though WikiLeaks have released the keys to the kingdom, I don't think it would matter for prosecution. Keep in mind that we have proof of all of the NSA stuff and yet, when a criminal defendant tried to use those as evidence in his case, he was told he couldn't because he could not proce that the tools were used specifically against him. I suspect any prosecution of Assange would likely follow a similar route.
Anthony Papillion
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From: jim bell <jdb10987 at yahoo.com>
Sent: 03/12/2017 - 10:28 PM
To: CypherPunks <cypherpunks at lists.cpunks.org>
Subject: Is Assange now unprosecutable?
> That recent leak of America's hacking secrets comes at an opportune time for Assange. Â He may have to leave that embassy in London within a few months. Â Generally, and unlike MY trial, a Federal criminal defendant gets great leeway to call witnesses for his defense. Â Now that he has published the 'keys to the kingdom', I doubt whether it would even be possible to prosecute him. Â Imagine all the witnesses he could call just to verify the genuineness of those recent documents!
> No doubt the person or people who leaked that material to Wikileaks knew this. Â Somebody deserves some big congratulations.
> Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Jim Bell
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