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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
I wouldn't completely rule out American intelligence agencies threatening him if he actually does have something legitimate. I imagine the alphabet agencies would rather not have to answer to a president President Trump. If only because there's a nonzero chance he'd cause the sort of shitstorm that would result in him getting removed by force.
edited 2nd Oct '16 4:44:46 PM by CaptainCapsase
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You say that like they're not already saying it.
I heard he had decided to release the information by webcam. Already his fans are saying "Hillary is done on Wednesday." They're really confident. Which isn't saying much, but I wouldn't be surprised if Assange has nothing after all, in which case I'm sure they'll have an excuse prepared.
Twitter is already having a field day with image macros of the creep that say "Tick tock, bitch." It's a reminder that sexism is still a huge ugly motivator for Trump fans.
edited 2nd Oct '16 4:48:39 PM by Lennik
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Certainly not as damning as he's claiming (at worst it could be something on par with the email scandal), but if it puts media attention back on Clinton during the final stretch, that could be fatal; in general, whichever candidate receives greater scrutiny from the media during a particular news cycle suffers in the polls.
edited 2nd Oct '16 5:06:47 PM by CaptainCapsase
Well if Trump wants to win he would the hidden white vote that teh GOP cliams will get to the WH. But it seems that is just not showing up http://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/trump-friendly-voters-remain-missing-registrations-n658171
Also it appears that Clinton is running the better ground in battleground states. She has offices in NC in the double digits. Trump's offices ? 0 in NC back in August. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/trump-campaign-has-ground-game-problem/
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Whether or not Trump's lack of a conventional ground game will actually matter will have to be seen. It's one of many pieces of conventional campaign wisdom that's being put to the test this cycle.
Obama would pardon her if it came to that, so he wouldn't be running unopposed. Though that would more or less prove the point of people insisting high officials in the US are above the law, and probably do a lot of damage in the polls.
edited 2nd Oct '16 5:12:12 PM by CaptainCapsase
I seriously doubt it's going to be something that would land her in jail for the reasons you've mentioned, but it could be something that hangs her in the court of public opinion for like a month or so, long enough for her to lose the election. That's the nightmare scenario for democrats.
edited 2nd Oct '16 5:15:14 PM by CaptainCapsase
I mean, if the idea was to hit her in the home stretch so the polls don't have a chance to recover, he's moving too early. There are still five weeks and two debates before the election.
The only reason I can see to move now is if one takes the phrase 'October Surprise' too literally and seriously.
edited 2nd Oct '16 5:16:58 PM by Gilphon
Well it's obvious not as bad as he says it is. At most, something on par with the email scandal is what I could see happening. Beyond that, Assange is paranoid, and might seriously be worried that the CIA is going to try and assassinate him. Not that moving his announcement to a livestream would help if that were the case.
edited 2nd Oct '16 5:21:14 PM by CaptainCapsase
There's also the possibility that something gets fabricated, i.e. by the Russians. That's not something I'd put past them right now.
Most of us here think he's either a: gone off the deep end of the crazy pool or b: is collaborating with the Russians either directly or implicitly. He's not even pretending to be neutral about it anymore.
edited 2nd Oct '16 5:24:03 PM by Elle
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A bit of both as far as we know. Beyond that, I also suspect he's beginning to get a bit desperate for a change of scenery. His chances of getting out of that embassy alive without his hands bound are far higher under a President Trump who he propelled to office than under Clinton.
edited 2nd Oct '16 5:24:21 PM by CaptainCapsase

Well here some on the tax returns story http://lawnewz.com/high-profile/trump-claims-the-new-york-times-illegally-published-his-taxes-we-investigate-if-thats-true/
1. If a government employee, former accountants or tax attorneys release them they would be in legal trouble
2. As long as they didn’t participate in anything illegal to obtain the information the Times are in the clear.
Also Wikileaks cancelled their surprise announcement due to security concerns: https://twitter.com/JesseRodriguez/status/781899043026853888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw