The many twists and turns of Julian Assange's lengthy legal fight

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

73% : WikiLeaks publishes Democratic National Committee emails to the political benefit of Trump, who remarks during his campaign: "I love WikiLeaks". November 14: Assange is questioned for two days at the Ecuadorian embassy in the presence of Sweden's assistant prosecutor, Ingrid Isgren, and police inspector Cecilia Redell. April 21: America's attorney general, Jeff Sessions, says Assange's arrest is a "priority" for the US. May 19: An investigation into a sex allegation against Assange is dropped by Sweden's director of public prosecutions. August 15: Assange is allegedly offered a deal to avoid extradition in exchange for revealing the source of hacked Democratic Party emails to end speculation over Russian involvement.
19% : Trump claims to know nothing about WikiLeaks, only that "there is something having to do with Julian Assange".

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