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In January 2017 Assange's legal team approached [[Adam Waldman]] to see if the new [[Trump administration]] would negotiate with the WikiLeaks founder, holed up in Ecuador's London embassy. Waldman met three times with Assange during January and February 2017 in London. The hope was that Waldman, a former Clinton Justice Department official, might navigate the U.S. law enforcement bureaucracy and find the right person to engage.   

In January 2017 Assange's legal team approached [[Adam Waldman]] to see if the new [[Trump administration]] would negotiate with the WikiLeaks founder, holed up in Ecuador's London embassy. Waldman met three times with Assange during January and February 2017 in London. The hope was that Waldman, a former Clinton Justice Department official, might navigate the U.S. law enforcement bureaucracy and find the right person to engage.   

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 referred 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, 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.

Russian oligarch [[Oleg Deripaska]], reported to be one of the sources  in the ''[[Steele dossier]]'' and who provided some funding along with the FBI, the DNC, and Clinton campaign, visited Assange nine times over 2017. Deripaska is said to have provided the notorious 'pee-pee' allegations. Deripaska was anxious to cover up his role after Trump's election. Waldman is Deripaska's DC attorney.

Russian oligarch [[Oleg Deripaska]], reported to be one of the sources  in the ''[[Steele dossier]]'' and who provided some funding along with the FBI, the DNC, and Clinton campaign, visited Assange nine times over 2017. Deripaska is said to have provided the notorious 'pee-pee' allegations. Deripaska was anxious to cover up his role after Trump's election. Waldman is Deripaska's DC attorney.

A year later Deputy Attorney General [[Rod Rosenstein]] indicted [[The indictment of 12 Russian nationals, 13 July 2018|12 Russian nationals]], who would never stand trial, to re-start the myth of Russian hacking the DNC. The indictment was intended to cover-up the [[corrupt]] activities of the Obama DOJ and Democrats as their [[collusion]] with Russia was exposed.

A year later Deputy Attorney General [[Rod Rosenstein]] indicted [[The indictment of 12 Russian nationals, 13 July 2018|12 Russian nationals]], who would never stand trial, to restart the myth of Russian hacking the DNC. The indictment was intended to cover-up the [[corrupt]] activities of the Obama DOJ and Democrats as their [[collusion]] with Russia was exposed.

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