Here comes Robert Mueller’s takedown of Julian Assange

| 10:51 pm EDT May 24, 2018
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Eight weeks ago, just as Special Counsel Robert Mueller was confronting Julian Assange’s associate Ted Malloch in an airport and subpoenaing him to testify before a grand jury, Ecuador began cracking down on Assange’s privileges. Palmer Report pointed out at the time that it was an unmistakable sign that Mueller was preparing to move on Assange, and Ecuador knew it, and it was taking the first steps toward giving him up. Sure enough, we’re learning this evening that, just as Mueller is preparing to move on Assange’s U.S. co-conspirator, Ecuador is preparing to shove Assange out the back door.

Over the past week Robert Mueller has been subpoenaing the people closest to Roger Stone, ranging from his social media guy to his driver, in a clear sign that the grand jury is about to indict him – which means he’ll be arrested soon. Stone admitted as much on Meet The Press this weekend. Then this afternoon we learned from the Wall Street Journal that Stone had been illegally seeking Hillary/DNC emails from WikiLeaks which he believed had been stolen by Russian hackers.

Shortly after this report confirmed that Stone is burnt toast, suddenly CNN reported that Ecuador is now trying to force WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange out of its Embassy. It’s not difficult to see what’s going on here. Mueller is about to have the grand jury indict Roger Stone for illegally conspiring with Assange, which means that Assange is also about to be indicted.

As soon as Ecuador saw this news, it couldn’t wait to let CNN know that it’s about to dump Julian Assange. It’s not difficult to understand the timing here. Once the grand jury indicts Assange, Robert Mueller will criminally charge him, issue a warrant for his arrest, and demand his extradition. Although Assange has spent years dodging arrest warrants issued by various nations, this will be the first time that the U.S. has formally sought to extradite him. Ecuador is making clear that it has no intention of defying Mueller’s upcoming extradition order, meaning Assange will land in a U.S. prison while awaiting trial.