JUST IN: State Department Holds Press Briefing After Julian Assange Is Released From UK Prison
On Wednesday, State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller held a press briefing.
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Quote Journalism is not a crime.
@grumpycat9065
2 күн бұрын
This guy's doesn't know the definition of hypocrisy. Journalism will not be tolerated against Israel though, we all know that by now.
@Noconstitutionfordemocrats
2 күн бұрын
Neither is being an entertainer.
@lindarichardson4986
2 күн бұрын
More than 100 journalists with known press credentials operating in Gaza, and often their family members, have been bombed and snipered by idf soldiers.
@jamesricker3997
2 күн бұрын
Hacking into a government computer is. But it looks like Assange has discovered the benefits of snitching
@ultrastoat3298
2 күн бұрын
Is timed releases of stolen information to harm a political party a crime?
No, we havent forgotten the hundreds of thousands of innocent, civilian children, women, and men the US killed in Iraq and Afghanistan!i
@JoBlack-dg6ey
Күн бұрын
Add Gaza & the west bank to the list
i physically cannot listen to this crook. How dare you say that Assange put lives at risk when the US has slaughtered countless of innocent people and Assange put a spotlight to that. this is disgusting
@perfumegoose
2 күн бұрын
I just feel like these crooks got something planned for Assange. Hope he does well.
@gear6th679
2 күн бұрын
You sound crazy af
@Lyndanet
2 күн бұрын
@@perfumegoose Australia is a different kinda place with its own ethical and moral values. I would like to know how their government feels about this situation.
@venomx4093
2 күн бұрын
@@gear6th679You sound brainwashed! Ray Charles could even see this.
@mattt5006
2 күн бұрын
I’m surprised they let you post this truth.
“I cannot confirm”. “I can’t comment”. “I’m not going to get into it.”Most transparent administration ever. KJP is at least very clear on everything.
@jamesricker3997
2 күн бұрын
It is obvious, Assange has started cooperating with the prosecution to get a plea deal
@FlyingSquell
2 күн бұрын
True, she is “very clear”.
Free Evan. And stop being hypocrites, Assange lost 14 years of freedom for doing the same thing!
@grumpycat9065
2 күн бұрын
Assange is lucky to still be alive, but you are right. Assange lost 14 years of his life because he dared uncover American crimes. That is something that will never be tolerated. That is why America made his life a misery.
@lindarichardson4986
2 күн бұрын
The last 5 years in 23-hr solitary confinement in Bellmarsh prison in the UK.
What was the body count in Iraq and Afghanistan again, speaking of putting innocent lives in danger?
Wikileaks had to take all of the dnc emails down 😂. Democracy
Wait. What just happened to the 20000 DNC emails?
@americanpatriot430
2 күн бұрын
30,000
@fiestyqgrl9380
2 күн бұрын
I'm pretty sure they are safe and secure getting ready to make their debut
@jamesricker3997
2 күн бұрын
He turned them over. The big question is what's gonna happen to the RNC emails? If he turned them over to the DOJ to get a plea deal,the Republicans are in serious trouble
@SaltyFletch
2 күн бұрын
@@fiestyqgrl9380 from Kyle Becker: NEW: All 19,252 DNC emails & 8,034 documents have been scrubbed from the Wikileaks website. User attempts to access files results in "Internal Server Error." Hillary Clinton emails are still available online. The DNC emails removal follows upon the historic Assange plea deal.
@SaltyFletch
2 күн бұрын
from Kyle Becker: NEW: All 19,252 DNC emails & 8,034 documents have been scrubbed from the Wikileaks website.
You may have made him plead guilty. But we know he is innocent and that you are corrupt
@mattt5006
2 күн бұрын
Bingo!
@Shockmeslow
2 күн бұрын
Assange never proclaimed innocence. He proclaimed that the information should be public.
@glorilenavasquez3848
2 күн бұрын
They want to say he's a FELON, TOO. URRRRRRRRRR URRRRRRRRRR
This example of hypocrisy is HILARIOUS 😂😅😢 Just... WOW, Miller... Wow. At least Matt Lee always makes these things bearable 😂
0:18 Then why did the Whitehouse ban people for talking about RNA vaccine facts like how it will never stop covid 😂
@lindarichardson4986
2 күн бұрын
The Biden admin has a well-organized censorship operation that still censors the info, tho now proven true.
@NuLiForm
2 күн бұрын
Or that it was synthetic..or..that the big Coe-vide itself was Synthetic too & the US Military holds patents in the patent Office on it...19 of them. 19. Coincidence? & Owns the lab in Wuhan, where it 'supposedly' 'leaked' from. Since when is the Military concerned about Health issues? They deal in War & Weapons.. When i first Published this huge report back in March 2020, it included Links so people could check them out for themselves..& they did. 99.99% of those links were from dotGov websites....a little Scrolling showed The Fed had been talking about this 'pandemic' for Years...Planning it. The remainder 1% links were to sites with discussion boards where Drs & Scientists were discussing it & the development of it's progress..and the patents themselves on file in the patent Office...
Probably the best course of action for Julian Assange is to accept this plea deal, I just don’t know who at the Justice Department still thinks that Americans are stupid enough to think they have free speech. It’s embarrassing how unimpressive our government is.
Yet not a peep from the State Department when Gonzalo Lira was being held in prison by Yukrain.
Well isn't that calling the kettle black 😂😂😂
Nothing like a clear, concise and direct answer!
@NuLiForm
2 күн бұрын
So Right!...that rabid mess was nothing even remotely like a clear answer...
Why does multi trillion dollar government have bad audio?
@Lyndanet
2 күн бұрын
You can try to configure the ambient mode or streaming quality on the KZread settings. The microphones are placed a bit too low and are picking up extra sounds that are usually omitted . The speaker also is having to bend and his breathing is being captured on the microphone as well.
@perfumegoose
2 күн бұрын
trillion-dollar government is BROKE. Dave Ramsey says don't take financial advice from broke people. I don't know about the bad audio.
@FlyingSquell
2 күн бұрын
Because they sent all of our good shit to another country.
@PurpleRain-jb8on
2 күн бұрын
Because they sent all of our money to Israel 😂
@exiledhebrew1994
2 күн бұрын
@@Lyndanet bro; I shouldn’t have to trouble shoot to hear Matt miller talk. The federal government taxes me enough to have decent audio
Wish all the best for Austrália, now he is home. 🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢
@WhereDaToofpaste
2 күн бұрын
Bless your heart. I’m sure Australia will be just fine toots 😉
The criminals are being exposed
Performance...all actors on big stage
Lock everybody up!
He's as free as a fish released back into the water with the hook and line left in its mouth. All they have to do is reel him back in if need be. Still glad Assange is home. I'm still waiting for Snowden to be granted immunity.
Edwin snowdon
The DOJ just stated yesterday in the court hearing for Assange's release that no lives were endangered by his release of information in WikiLeaks!
Liar in this video
Shame on the US government.
Did Julian name names?
President Ruto of Kenya was feted at the WH recently...deals were made, incldg sending Kenyan troops to Haiti and Nairobi becoming a regional G7 hq in Africa, the latter also being protested along with tax hikes on essential goods.
Poor Assange, not really a journalist is he?
I’m so happy for Julian now that he can return home to his family! 🙏❤️ Despicable how long he was held captive for & all he had to endure!!
I'll bet Julian is happy it is an election year.
Then stop dropping cow patties everywhere...
Why didn’t trump pardon him? Maybe he was too busy building his wall.😊
@BridgKay
2 күн бұрын
He said he’s going to pardon him when he gets elected. Mike Pompeo was telling Trump not to so he didn’t and he was taking his word which is wrong now and Trump knows this now.
@jleo8656
2 күн бұрын
@BridgKay LOL! Trump has broken more than that one promise. Let me guess... you believe he'll make good on all those broken promises if he gets elected this time? He'll release the JFK files like he said the last time? He'll close the border and deport illegals like he said the last time? He'll drain the swamp like he said last time, instead of doing the complete opposite, like he did last time? Trump was an utter failure, yet some still believe his lies.
@AFunnyUsername
2 күн бұрын
True In hindsight that wall was alot more important. Wonder why Biden didn't pardon him though
@jleo8656
2 күн бұрын
@BridgKay LOL! Just one of many promises he broke.
Bro aged 30 years in prison 😮😢
They knew Trump was about to pardon him and ask him about Seth Rich.
Lol, "journalism is not a crime" unless its Anericas corrupt government prosecuting the journalist.
@lindarichardson4986
2 күн бұрын
And instructing social media sites to censor individuals and independent journalists who present verifiably true info that does not conform with the prescribed govt narrative.
Where was the US for US citizen Gonzalo Lira, who died in a Ukr jail?
@Abacab965
2 күн бұрын
Never heard of him ….
@leezajac4900
2 күн бұрын
This was of course a good jail. Ukrains are saints and are our "friends" 🥴🥴
Maybe you need to negotiate in a rested state if you have been working day and night...
Good for him.
Humanity should continue to support what Julian Assange stands for - human rights and free press. It's heartening to see Stella Assange smiling again. Thank you, Anthony Albanese! We should question the reasons behind the US military's illegal occupation of Saipan. It seems absurd for a US Federal Court to be on a Pacific island like Saipan, and the US should be removed from there. It's important to keep advocating for fair compensation for Julian Assange and his family, who have made significant contributions to benefiting humanity. I want to express my gratitude to Anthony Albanese, the Prime Minister of Australia, for his leadership and commitment to protecting Australian citizens from potential harm. As an Australian, it's crucial to reconsider our support for the US and to rethink our interactions with American tourists, given the treatment of individuals like Julian Assange. The American Empire has caused great harm. The criminals who did this to Julian Assange still walk freely and are despicable US assets who harmed millions of people and dismissed them like they didn't matter. Humanity will not rest until we have brought the US to justice for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
The Julian assigned was imprisoned in Australia. He's not a United States citizen. He put US intelligence officials in danger he wasn't endangering his fellow citizens.
The US' behavior toward Assange is no less than Russia's behavior.
Tell us more about this newfound virtue in diplomacy!
Who are governments going to blame for their crimes when AI decides to undertake investigative journalism?
Assange questions start at 6:10
Mr Miller is worth every cent he was paid today … 14:05 dang fire was under his butt and he didn’t get burned. 20:56 I like this question in general the questions asked during this interview were tough ones !
@SaltyFletch
2 күн бұрын
You’re funny
@Lyndanet
2 күн бұрын
@@SaltyFletch I try
Two questions 1) Who did Assange give up to get a plea deal? 2) How long is Putin going to let him live?
Hypocrisy is at the worst or the finest?
*Geeta* (?), the _anti-Iranian_ reporter in the house, was not satisfied with Matthew's answer to her _leading_ question. She wanted no less an answer than the prospect of the US. *militarily attacking* Iran. I suspect Miller knew what she was driving at when she uttered, _"But the _*_sanctions didn't work,"_* and refused to play into her hands.
lol, I think the DOJ should listen to him. They do the same as Russia
Don't harm him!!!!!!
*Matt* _faltered_ when AP's Dave pressed him over his unsubstantiated claims that Wikileaks' publications threatened the careers and safety of reporters, diplomats, human rights workers, and others. Didn't it occur to Matthew that it is unwise to level accusations without being privy to *evidence* or *the whole story* behind an event? Matt *used his absence* from the State Department fifteen years ago as an excuse for not providing evidence. Matt *slammed Russia* for detaining Evan Gershkovich, but the Russians have *used the same premise* as the U.S. government in seeking Julian Assange's extradition to prosecute him. They, too, claimed that Gershkovich committed an *espionage crime* and that his imprisonment was due to that rather than his work as a reporter.🙂
It’s a bit of a battle defending an innocent man when his life depended on him pleading guilty by the US Justice system. However, Julian always told us we would have to be as he is to defend peace and democracy so we’re up to the job with 5yrs experience as he languished in Belmarsh. We are all Assange now so behave yourself Matthew. Use a script that is true and transparent or feck off. Otherwise we may simply open our own drop box on you. Ephesians 5:11 -14 “Do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but instead even expose them; for it is disgraceful even to speak of the things which are done by them in secret. But all things become visible when they are exposed by the light (Wikileaks), for everything that becomes visible is light.
This is disgusting
did they finally free assange?
North Korea Olympics Imagine 🎶 🎵 ?
This is all we can expect from politics. Lot's of talk and propaganda. Assange is a hero and his job as a journalist is finding the truth behind all those lies. Thats what he did an that is what he was prosecuted for. He uncovered war crimes and went to jail for that. The people responsible for these war crimes were free all the time. I think what they want to teach us is, US war crimes are good crimes. And those who don't belive that are killed or sent to jail. USA dos it because they are convinced that they can do it and get away with it without consequences.
US forces Assange to confess guilty at gun point do or die in jail
Liars' Department
Whenever I see this guy I crinch..
This guy is shifty like Schiff.
Wikileaks posted security secrets about many countries... except Russia. I guess that means that Russia is the cleanest most open country. (sarcasm) Or... who really believes that Assange didn't have ulterior motives? Anyway, he did plead GUILTY as part of his plea deal. Would he lie?
@AFunnyUsername
2 күн бұрын
Everyone already knows Russia's govt is evil they don't even hide it. Probly not much to report or blow the whistle on
This guy is a joke! 😯
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Cute
FTM actress
What, conservative America not blaming Biden for letting him go?
@421Rider
2 күн бұрын
No, because Conservative America hates the treason from within the government. All Assange did was disclose the evils of the CIA.
@quetzelmedina3
2 күн бұрын
Nope, why would we? Don’t believe all the bullshit u see on leftist news. the vast majority of Americans do not thing julian assange is guilty. Same goes for edward snowden. Most conservatives are actual patriots. Maybe u don’t know what actual patriotism looks like.
@erinjames3302
2 күн бұрын
Haven't you heard, trump NOW said he would pardon assange if elected. An abrupt change of tune 😅
@tomdonahue4224
2 күн бұрын
Assange was prosecuted for wikileaks on your beloved pantsuited warrior, not what Bradley Manning put out.
@kylehoyt3499
2 күн бұрын
Who cares?