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Waldman contacted Associate Deputy Attorney General [[Bruce Ohr]] on behalf of Assange. They met in [[Washington DC]] on February 3, 3017. Within 24 hours of the Ohr meeting, Waldman was reffered to Deputy Assistant Attorney General in charge of [[counterintelligence]], [[David Laufman]] of the National Security Division.
Waldman contacted Associate Deputy Attorney General [[Bruce Ohr]] on behalf of Assange. They met in [[Washington DC]] on February 3, 3017. Within 24 hours of the Ohr meeting, Waldman was reffered to Deputy Assistant Attorney General in charge of [[counterintelligence]], [[David Laufman]] of the National Security Division.
Assange made clear that he would never compromise his sources, or stop publishing information, but was willing to consider concessions, like redactions or "risk mitigation."<ref> https://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/394049-coming-up-tuesdays-rising-how-the-doj-almost-offered-an-immunity-deal-to-julian</ref> This was viewed as a positive sign by the US [[intelligence community]], if not as a means of neutralizing or stopping WikiLeaks, but at least controlling it.
Assange made clear that he would never compromise his sources, or stop publishing information, but was willing to consider concessions, like redactions or "risk mitigation."<ref> https://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/394049-coming-up-tuesdays-rising-how-the-doj-almost-offered-an-immunity-deal-to-julian</ref> This was viewed as a positive sign by the US [[intelligence community]], if not as a means of neutralizing or stopping WikiLeaks, at least controlling it.
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.