Trump Says He Will ‘Seriously’ Consider Pardoning Assange If Reelected

Former President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he would give “very serious consideration” to pardoning WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange if he wins a second term in November.

During an interview with podcaster Tim Pool on Saturday, the former president was asked about whether he would pardon Mr. Assange if reelected. President Trump suggested that it is under consideration.

The podcast interview was recorded before President Trump delivered his speech at the Libertarian National Convention.

“Well I’m going to talk about that today, and we’re going to give it very serious consideration,” the presumptive GOP presidential nominee said in his response.

“And we’re going to have a couple of other things to say in the speech that I think you’re going to love,” he added, without elaborating further.

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