Trump claims to know 'nothing' about WikiLeaks despite history of supporting organisation

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Donald Trump says he 'doesn't really have an opinion' on WikiLeaks after founder Julian Assange was arrested in the UK and now faces extradition to the US.

US President Donald Trump says he does not have an opinion about the arrest of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who faces the prospect of extradition to the United States over the publishing of secret official information.

British police arrested Assange on Thursday after Ecuador withdrew its asylum that had allowed him to take refuge in the country's embassy in London for seven years."I know nothing about WikiLeaks. It's not my thing. ... I don't really have any opinion," Trump said to reporters before a meeting with South Korean leader Moon Jae-in.

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