No Plea Deal for Assange from U.S., says Craig Murray

"There have been noises made by the U.S. ambassador to Australia saying that a plea deal is possible. And that's what the Australian Government have been pushing for as a way to solve it.

What I can tell you is that there have been no official approaches from the American government indicating any willingness to soften or ameliorate their position. The position of the Biden administration still seems to be that they wish to persecute and destroy Julian and lock him up for life for publishing the truth about war crimes, and for publishing. We should never forget Julian is the publisher.

Julian is not a whistleblower. The whistleblower was Chelsea manning. Julian is just a publisher, just as The Guardian and The New York Times and The Washington Post were publishers of the same information.

So there's no evidence of any sincerity on behalf of the U.S. government in these noises we've been hearing. It seems to be to placate public opinion in Australia, which is over 80% in favor of dropping the charges and allowing Julian to go home to his native country...

The American ambassador has made comments about, oh well, a plea deal might be possible, but this is just rubbish. This is just talk in the air. There's been no kind of approach or indication from the Justice Department or anything like that at all. It's just not true. It's a false statement, in order to placate public opinion in Australia."

Craig Murray, former British diplomat

Full interview on Randy Credico Live on the Fly:
https://wbai.org/archive/program/episode/?id=43767