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A few days after the negotiations opened in mid-February, Waldman reached out to Democratic Sen. [[Mark Warner]]; Waldman wanted to see if the Senate Intelligence Committee wanted any contact with Assange. Assange was offering to prove that Russia was not WikiLeaks’ source of the DNC emails.
A few days after the negotiations opened in mid-February, Waldman reached out to Democratic Sen. [[Mark Warner]]; Waldman wanted to see if the Senate Intelligence Committee wanted any contact with Assange. Assange was offering to prove that Russia was not WikiLeaks’ source of the DNC emails.
===Comey intervention===
Warner engaged with Waldman over encrypted text messages, Warner then reached out to [[FBI]] Director [[Jimmy the Weasel]] Comey. Although the response to Assange's offer to help was positive among Department of Justice officials, Warner relayed Comey's response to Waldman: "stand down."
Warner engaged with Waldman over encrypted text messages, Warner then reached out to [[FBI]] Director [[Jimmy the Weasel]] Comey. Although the response to Assange's offer to help was positive among Department of Justice officials, Warner relayed Comey's response to Waldman: "stand down."