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London approved WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange extradition.

Jailed WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange faces extradition to the United States for the 2010 publication of thousands of leaked classified documents after the British government Friday approved his extradition.

Here is a timeline of events leading up to the decision.

- 2010: assault charges -

Assange's WikiLeaks whistleblowing website begins releasing 470,000 US classified military documents in July 2010 about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The site later releases another batch of more than 250,000 classified US diplomatic cables.

In November, a Swedish prosecutor issues an arrest warrant for Assange over sexual assault allegations involving two women.

He denies the claims, saying they had consensual sex, but is arrested after he reports to police in London in December. A week later he is released on bail.

- 2012: embassy refuge -

In February 2011, a British judge rules Assange can be extradited to Sweden.

He appeals, claiming the Swedish allegations are a pretext to transfer him to the US to face charges over publishing the military files.

In June 2012, he takes refuge in Ecuador's embassy in London. Ecuador, then ruled by left-wing president Rafael Correa, grants him asylum in August.

In May 2017, Swedish prosecutors drop the sex assault investigation after failing to obtain Assange's transfer.

In December, Ecuador grants Assange nationality but is blocked by Britain from according him diplomatic status.

- 2019: arrest, prison -

In January 2018, Ecuador, now ruled by right-wing President Lenin Moreno, says hosting Assange has become "untenable".

In March it temporarily cuts his communication links. Tensions peak in April 2019 when Moreno says Assange has "repeatedly violated" the conditions of his asylum.

Ecuador revokes his citizenship on April 10.

The next day, British police drag Assange from the embassy following the withdrawal of his asylum. He is arrested on a US extradition request.

In May, Assange is sentenced to 50 weeks in jail for having breached bail in 2010.

The legal process for his extradition to the US begins, and Swedish prosecutors reopen the rape investigation.

- US charges -

On May 23, the US Justice Department charges Assange with violating the US Espionage Act by publishing military and diplomatic files in 2010.

If convicted, he faces jail terms of up to 175 years.

UN rights experts Nils Melzer says Assange has been subjected to "psychological torture" that had seriously affected his health.

Assange makes his first court appearance since being jailed on June 15 via video-link. Subsequently, he looks frail and confused.

- 2020: Trump claim -

In February court hearings, Assange's lawyers claim then US president Donald Trump had promised him a pardon if he denied Russia had leaked him damaging emails about Hillary Clinton ahead of the 2016 presidential election.

The White House denies the claim.

- Swedish charge dropped -

On November 19, Swedish prosecutors drop the rape investigation because "the evidence is not strong enough" despite "credible" claims from his alleged victim.

- 2021: Victory, then setback -

Assange's supporters celebrate after a London court blocks his extradition in January on the grounds he would be a suicide risk if sent to the US.

But with the whistleblower still behind bars, a High Court appeal overturns the verdict and sends the case back to the original court after a US promise he would not be held in isolation in American jails and would receive proper medical treatment.

- 2022: Permission to appeal -

Judges in January grant Assange permission to appeal, offering a glimmer of hope. But on March 14, the Supreme Court refuses to hear his appeal. A week later he marries Stella Morris at Belmarsh high-security jail.

On June 17, London approves his extradition -- prompting WikiLeaks to slam a "political" decision and a "dark day for press freedom and for British democracy".

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Two-time failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton promoted the January 6 hearing Thursday amid media concerns that few will actually watch the primetime airing.

Just one great reason to watch todays January 6 hearing? Hillary asked. MAGA Republicans Desperately Dont Want You to.

Clinton was not the only celebrity to promote the hearing. Mark Hamill, who played Luke Skywalker in Star Wars, also promoted the hearing.

I am SO ready for accountability for the violent insurrection against our government & the coup incited by Drumpf & his minions, he said. Will YOU be watching the@January6thCmte? he asked.

The promotion of the hearing comes as many media outletshighly touted the event, which conveys a concern that the hearing will be mostly ignored amid 40-year-high inflation, record-breaking gas prices, and supply chain woes.

Politicoquestioned how successful the hearing will be. Will the Democrats succeed? Will they go too far? the publication asked before telling itsreaders that the hearing deserve[s] our advance scrutiny for the new ground they appear to be breaking.

USA Today praised establishment television outlets for airing the estimated 90-minute hearing but slammed Fox News for ignoring the partisan powwow. Where can you watch the proceedings? the outlet asked.

Anywhere but on Fox News, it answered. CNN, MSNBC, ABC, CBS and NBC will carry the initial hearing, which begins at 8 p.m. EDT.

On Thursday, Breitbart News reported aninternal Capitol Police report thatrevealed extensive security failures on House Speaker Nancy Pelosis (D-CA) watch on January 6.Dated June 4, the report shows sweeping mistakes from the department, which includedelayed mobilization ofspecialized civil disturbance units and the dismantling of anintelligence unit that tracked threats on social media.

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

An August pollrevealedthat 58 percent of voters believe the January 6 Committee is biased toward Democrats. Only 45 percent of Americans find Trumpresponsiblefor the protest, a decline of 7 points since January 2021, according to an NBC News poll.

Follow Wendell Huseb onTwitterandGettr@WendellHuseb. He is the author ofPolitics of Slave Morality.

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Is something wrong with HillRod?

I suppose I should rephrase that question.

Of course a LOT is wrong with her.

But is something newly wrong?

Something wrong with her health?

Is she suddenly spiraling downhill?

New photos circulating online of Bill and Hill walking the beach are leading many to speculate something is definitely very wrong.

From the DailyMail:

Hes just celebrated his 75th birthday but it looks like the party is well and truly over for Bill Clinton.

Seen in these exclusive pictures obtained by DailyMail.com, the former president and wife Hillary, 73, looked more like glum and glummer than a couple enjoying the Hamptons sunshine when they went for a stroll on the beach earlier on Tuesday.

And perhaps its little wonder. Because, while the Clintons have long since enjoyed an annual getaway to the Hamptons town of Amagansett, there is no escaping the past.

Take a look for yourself:

My friends over at TheGatewayPundit speculated that perhaps something was giving her extreme photosensitivity:

Twice failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton wore a long sleeve shirt, baggy pants, sunglasses and a large hat.

Hillary was so desperate to shield every inch of her skin from the sun that she even pulled her sleeves over her hands.

What is wrong with Hillary Clinton?

Is she taking certain medications that cause photosensitivity?

According to the Daily Mail, Hillary Clinton got winded and had to take a break after walking 1/2 mile.

We dodged a bullet.

Heres what Im wondering.

Anyone remember this Q drop?

Seems fitting right now:

Or as WD says:

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Retired Marine Corps Gen. John Allen resigned Sunday as president of the Brookings Institution amid a federal investigation into allegations that he illegally lobbied the U.S. government on behalf of Qatar.

We want to thank John for his contributions to Brookings, including his leadership in successfully guiding the institution during the pandemic, as well as his many years of service and sacrifice for our country, the think tank said in a statement.

Mr. Allens resignation comes after Brookings placed him on leave last week.

According to The Associated Press, he is accused of making false statements and withholding incriminating documents about his role on behalf of Qatar while simultaneously pursuing at least one multimillion-dollar business deal with the Persian Gulf monarchy.

The investigation has already ensnared a former U.S. ambassador to Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates.

Richard G. Olson, a career Foreign Service officer, pleaded guilty to federal charges in connection with the secret lobbying campaign. He implicated Mr. Allen in the scheme, according to media reports and court documents.

Mr. Allen, a retired four-star general, was named president of the think tank in 2017 after having commanded U.S. and allied troops in Afghanistan. He also was a vocal supporter of Hillary Clinton in her campaign for the White House.

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Washington William Barr, President Donald Trump's former attorney general, toldthe House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 riotthat he advisedTrump there was no evidence of election fraud in Detroit.

During pre-recorded testimony aired Monday, Barr said that after the 2020 election, Trump "didn't seem to be listening" to him and members of his Cabinet who repeatedly told him there was no validity to his claims that the election had been stolen from him, including in Detroit.

On Dec. 1, 2020, Barr told the Associated Press there was no evidence of election fraud. Later that day, he was summoned to the White House for a meeting with Trump. He said "the president was as mad as I'veever seen him."

Trump raised "the big vote dump, as he called it, in Detroit," Barr said. "He said people saw boxes coming into the counting station at all hours of the morning' and so forth."

Barr said he explained to Trump that Detroit centralizeditscounting process at the TCF Center downtown convention hallrather than in each precinct. For the November 2020 general election, Michigan's largest citycounted its absentee ballots at the convention center under the supervision of stateBureau of Election Director Chris Thomas. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, most ballots cast were absentee.

"Theyre moved to counting stations," Barr said. "And so the normal process would involve boxes coming in at all different hours."

"I said, 'Did anyone point out to you ... that you did better in Detroit than you didlast time? Theres no indication of fraud in Detroit," Barr said he told Trump.

Trump's percentage of votes went from 3% to 5% in the Democratic stronghold, and the Republican former president received almost 5,000 more votes than in 2016, according to the city's official results.

"I told him the stuff that his people were shoveling out to the public were bullshit, that the claims of fraud were bullshit," Barr added.

The next day, Trump gave a speech reiterating unfounded claims of "a vote dump" in Detroit and elsewhere.

My opinion then and my opinion now is that the election was not stolen by fraud," Barr said. "And I havent seen anything since the election that changes my mind on that.

Barr resigned as attorney general on Dec. 14, shortly after the exchange.

Trump repeatedly questioned Michigan's election results in the wake of the 2020 election, falsely claiming that Detroit was the epicenter of"a lot of fraud."

Not only did Trump performbetter in Detroit in 2020 than he did four years earlier, but Joe Biden received nearly 1,000 votes fewer than Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in 2016.

The statewide certified election results in 2020 showed Biden beat Trump 51-48%, or by more than 154,000 votes.

Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-California, also concluded the first portion of Monday's hearing by adding for the record the Michigan Senate Oversight Committee's 2021 report investigating claims of fraud in the state led by Sen. Ed McBroom, R-Vulcan.

The report found "no evidence of widespread or systematic fraud" and recommended thatDemocratic Attorney General Dana Nessel consider investigating individuals who pushed false claims "to raise money or publicity for their own ends."

Biden's margin of victory of 154,000 votes wasmore than 14 times the 10,704 votes Trump won Michigan by in 2016.

In Michigan alone, Biden's marginalso was more than the margin by which Trumpwon Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin combined in 2016.

Michigan also has election procedures in place to prevent widespread fraud, including bipartisan boards of canvassers that examine and confirm results in each county.

Each record produced during the ballot counting process is scrutinized and compared in public during the canvassing process, and the state uses paper ballots that can be used as a backup if there is a question about the electronic tally.

The Wayne County Board of Canvassers certified Detroit's electionresults after absenteeballot poll books at 70% of Detroit's 134 absentee counting boards were found to be out of balance without explanation.

There were similar or worse imbalances in Detroit in the August 2020 and November 2016 elections, and the same board with different canvassers certified the results. The office of then-Secretary of State Ruth Johnson, a Republican, found "no evidence of pervasive voter fraud" leading to those imbalances.

Michigan Elections Director Jonathan Brater said in an affidavit that there were 150 fewer ballots tabulated than there were names in poll books in Detroit.

"If ballots had been illegally counted, there would be substantially more, not slightly fewer, ballots tabulated than names in the poll books," he said.

rbeggin@detroitnews.com

Twitter: @rbeggin

Staff writer Craig Mauger contributed.

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