He wasn’t in jail. He was in the Ecuadorian embassy. It sounds like you really don’t know the details here.
what? I did acknowledge that:
It was just a conjecture of how Assange might have thought about. I never said that there really is any link between him and Russia. And it was long ago, when he was still hiding inside Ecuador’s embassy, when the hypothetical link between him and Russia was new.
and:
In 2016 he had already spent years hiding inside an embassy. It’s not that hard to conceive that hatred tends to build over time.
Okay, but you said it was short-term. That is not short-term.
It was just a conjecture of how Assange might have thought about. I never said that there really is any link between him and Russia. And it was long ago, when he was still hiding inside Ecuador's embassy, when the hypothetical link between him and Russia was new.
And as far as I know, Wikileaks is still very easy on Russia. So how long is this favoritism of his going to last?
I doubt he still runs wikileaks. Assange was in jail for years.
That really is not an excuse for his relationship with Russia.
The enemy of my enemy is a short-term ally, that might be how he thinks, who knows. I have no side in this fight since I'm not a Assange fanboy and I have nothing but contempt for the USA.
The man has every reason to hate the USA. Helping getting Trump to power would surely be some sweet revenge, since another Trump presidency will be undoubtely be divisive and harmful
