Tucker Carlson: “That was pushed by CIA and Mike Pompeo.”

“It was right after that that Julian Assange was incarcerated. First in an embassy in London and then in Belmarsh prison, never charged with a crime. And That was pushed by CIA and Mike Pompeo. And it's like, wait a second, shouldn't someone ask Mike Pompeo, like, what is this? What is this, these are real allegations or credible allegations and rather than follow up, you're punishing the guy who brought them to light.” (34:14–34:17)

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