Like most good conspiracy fables there are elements of fact. The key to the fable is to determine if the fable has merit.
This is a story about rich men, spies, traitors, leaks, confessions, high stakes games and what if's. It starts with the release of emails by Donald Trump Jr. So the story goes like this.
WikiLeaks Julian (I know everything) Assange was so eager to grab a headline he bragged on Twitter about encouraging Trump Jr. to release his emails. But, in doing that Assange divulged something really interesting. Assange tweeted he'd “Contacted Trump Jr this morning on why he should publish his emails (i.e with us). Then Assange said "Two hours later, does it himself.” The question is, how did he contact Trump Jr.? Does Assange have access to Trump Juniors direct line or mobile? Or, does he have his personal email address and if yes, why?
It was an intriguing statement by Assange which raises even more intriguing questions. Why is Assange advising Trump Junior? Was it simply a matter of Assange trying to sound important. Or, is there a much darker and sinister reason for the contact?
If you recall during the election campaign, WikiLeaks released emails that Russian government hackers had stolen from the Democratic National Committee and others among Donald Trump’s opposition. But WikiLeaks claimed all along that it wasn’t working with the Donald Trump campaign. In turn, Donald Trump denied his campaign team had ever worked with Wikileaks. If you also recall, in April of this year Donald Trump gave the green light to arrest Assange. So I ask again, why would Assange be trying to help Trump Jr.? It also begs the questions, exactly how long have they been working together or in touch with one another? I find it hard to believe Assange was just acting out of the kindness of his heart.
All of the above is fact so now to my conspiracy. It has long been mooted that Assange works for Putin. I don't know if this is true or not, but I have my suspicions. Putin and Trump met last week. What if based on that meeting Putin decided Trump was no longer useful? We know Trump is volatile and unpredictable. Putin would have already known that. But, what if after meeting Trump and witnessing how little influence Trump had with other world leaders Putin decided to cut his losses? Trump kept Clinton out of office something that Putin would have desired. But given Putin recognised that Trump is a lame duck in leveraging influence elsewhere, what use is Trump to him? Putin as we know deals with distractions.
So, now back to the emails.
Prior to the G20 social media was abuzz that something big was coming. We know someone has been leaking information about the emails to the New York Times. What if Assange has been behind the leaks? What if Putin (following the G20) instructed Assange to 'ramp it up' so Assange contacted Trump Jr. to suggest he let's Wikileaks release the full set of emails before the NYT does. According to Assange he told Trump Junior it would be better to be transparent. Why? What if Assange did this knowing full well Junior being what he is, would 'jump the shark' and release the emails himself. After all Trump Junior wouldn't want 'fake news' getting one up would he? Assange summed it up in a string of tweets he posted today. The last post in the string said it all.
There you have it. "By publishing it himself it is easier to submit as evidence." Yes, evidence against him given his previous denials.
If Assange, as he stated, contacted Donald Trump Jr. and advised him to let Wikileaks release the emails would he not have advised him doing it himself would make it easier to submit evidence against him. Or, did Assange on Putin's instructions set Trump Jr. up?
In my story Putin wants to use Trump Jr., to help speed up the removal of Trump Sr. because he is of no further use. All the distractions that are caused by endless enquiries are not helping Putin's cause. So Putin uses Assange to load the gun and, Trump Jr. (who isn't that bright) unwittingly pulled the trigger.
Despite all the lies Trump Jr; has told in the past he now produces the evidence that he was prepared to talk about the possibility of a foreign country (which is subject to American sanctions no less) sharing illegally accessed information about the opposition during an election campaign where is father is running for president. Game, set, match.
That’s where the conspiracy fable ends for now. The final chapter has not yet been written.
