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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @takaponka OP 10 May 2023
"Well, the criticism is that — the argument is that Julian Assange is a journalist who engaged in the publication of government documents," Portnoy replied. "The United States is accusing him of a crime under the Espionage Act, and that, therefore, the United States is losing the moral high ground when it comes to the question of whether a reporter engages in espionage as a function of his work. So can you respond to that?"
"Look, I’m not going to speak to Julian Assange and that case from here," said Jean-Pierre.
And then she didn't. She just dismissed Portnoy's question without explanation, then babbled for a while about things Biden has said that are supportive of press freedoms, then again said "I’m not going to weigh in on comments about Julian Assange."
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5 sats \ 1 reply \ @siggy47 10 May 2023
Is this administration so inept that it doesn't realize how this undermines the United States internationally?
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @takaponka OP 10 May 2023
How does it undermine it ?
It's true that more and more pressure against this administration is there, unfortunately it's far from enough
JA is an embarrassment for the Democratic party and mic complex
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