AP FACT CHECK: Trump knew WikiLeaks until he didn't

 

April 14, 2019



WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump knew WikiLeaks until he didn't.

With his government seeking to prosecute WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, Trump is drawing a blank on a hacking organization he praised to the rafters during the 2016 campaign because of the discomfort it caused his Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton.

It was among a number of factual faux pas and flips in his rhetoric over the past week.

A few months after asserting a need for legal immigrants, Trump declared the country "full" and he also seemed to change the grounds upon which he is refusing to release his taxes: It'...



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