WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is warning that his organization will release new documents concerning Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, which could be “significant” for the election.
Speaking to Fox News on Wednesday, Assange, who has been sheltering in the Ecuadorian embassy in London since 2012 while fighting extradition, says WikiLeaks was combing through thousands of pages of material.
In this July 30, 2013, file photo released by Sunshine Press Productions, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange sits inside the Ecuadorian Embassy in London. (AP/Sunshine Press Productions, File)
A variety of documents from various institutions that are associated with the election campaign had yielded “some quite unexpected angles, that are quite interesting, some even entertaining,” he says.
Assange reports the documents would “absolutely” be released before the November 8 election. Asked whether the leaks would be a game changer for the vote, Assange said: “I think it’s significant. It depends on how it catches fire in the public and in the media.”
Ahead of the Democratic National Convention last month, WikiLeaks released nearly 20,000 emails gleaned by hackers who apparently raided the accounts of seven DNC leaders.
— AFP
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