US officials were even having meetings discussing possible assassination of the man who exposed so many secrets of American military and clandestine actions abroad. Dozens of US intelligence officials, including many who had served under the Trump administration, are now confirming the CIA considered "Options" for kidnapping and/or assassinating Assange and that plans were mulled over at the highest levels of CIA leadership.
Among the many key new revelations in the report includes that then CIA chief Mike Pompeo was itching for revenge against WikiLeaks and Assange after the "Vault 7" leaks, considered a massive embarrassment to the agency almost without parallel.
In 2017, as Julian Assange began his fifth year holed up in Ecuador's embassy in London, the CIA plotted to kidnap the WikiLeaks founder, spurring heated debate among Trump administration officials over the legality and practicality of such an operation.
Recall, CIA director Mike Pompeo's speech at CSIS, a Washington think tank, where he labeled WikiLeaks "a non-state hostile intelligence service." That was all to fuel a climate for aggressive action targeted against Assange, WikiLeaks staff, and associates.
We can now say CIA Director Mike Pompeo wanted to kidnap WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
President Donald Trump reportedly "Spitballed" on whether the CIA could kill WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
To sum this all up: The Justice Department was afraid the CIA might kidnap or kill WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
Monday, September 27, 2021
"They Were Seeing Blood": Bombshell Report Details CIA's 'Kidnap Or Kill' Plans Against WikiLeaks' Assange
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