| | During the trial of [[Chelsea Manning]], Gov. [[Sarah Palin]] called for Assange to be pursued "with the same urgency we pursue [[al-Qaeda]] and [[Taliban]] leaders."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/wikileaks/8171269/Sarah-Palin-hunt-WikiLeaks-founder-like-al-Qaeda-and-Taliban-leaders.html |title=Sarah Palin: hunt WikiLeaks founder like al-Qaeda and Taliban leaders |publisher=Telegraph.co.uk |date= |accessdate=September 17, 2012}}</ref> Former Gov. [[Mike Huckabee]] remarked that those inside the U.S. Government who leaked information to Assange should be executed.<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/dec/01/us-embassy-cables-executed-mike-huckabee US embassy cables culprit should be executed, says Mike Huckabee], The Guardian, December 1, 2010, Haroon Sidiqqui. "Mike Huckabee said, 'Whoever in our government leaked that information is guilty of treason, and I think anything less than execution is too kind a penalty'"</ref> One of [[President Obama]]'s last acts of office was to commute Manning's sentence and release the [[transgender|him/her/them/the person]]. Many regarded Manning and Obama's actions as [[far-left]]ist [[treason]]. | | During the trial of [[Chelsea Manning]], Gov. [[Sarah Palin]] called for Assange to be pursued "with the same urgency we pursue [[al-Qaeda]] and [[Taliban]] leaders."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/wikileaks/8171269/Sarah-Palin-hunt-WikiLeaks-founder-like-al-Qaeda-and-Taliban-leaders.html |title=Sarah Palin: hunt WikiLeaks founder like al-Qaeda and Taliban leaders |publisher=Telegraph.co.uk |date= |accessdate=September 17, 2012}}</ref> Former Gov. [[Mike Huckabee]] remarked that those inside the U.S. Government who leaked information to Assange should be executed.<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/dec/01/us-embassy-cables-executed-mike-huckabee US embassy cables culprit should be executed, says Mike Huckabee], The Guardian, December 1, 2010, Haroon Sidiqqui. "Mike Huckabee said, 'Whoever in our government leaked that information is guilty of treason, and I think anything less than execution is too kind a penalty'"</ref> One of [[President Obama]]'s last acts of office was to commute Manning's sentence and release the [[transgender|him/her/them/the person]]. Many regarded Manning and Obama's actions as [[far-left]]ist [[treason]]. |
| | 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. |