Was arrested. Assange spent seven years in sweden to avoid a rate allegation. He engaged in a broad conspiracy with Chelsea Manning. And wikileaks eventually posted thousands of classified defense. His lawyer issued a statement this morning defending his client as a reporter and publisher. The u. K. Course will need to resolve what appears to be an unprecedented effort by the United States seeking to extradite a foreign journalist to face foreign charges. Former u. S. Government officials and legal experts predict a protracted legal battle for assange and the Justice Department for a whole host of issues. Thanks a lot for that summation. If you watch the coverage of this story today on television, you likely came away with the understanding that Julian Assanges im kind of russian spy who is in trouble tonight because he stole classified documents from the u. S. Government. That is not true, it is factually incorrect. Saying so is not a defense of assange, we are not here to promote him or excuse any number of things he said. But just so it is clear, he did not steal documents from the United States government. He did not hack the dnc servers and did not break into the john podesta email account. Hes never been charged with any of that and wasnt today, no matter what they tell you. If you are upset about the theft of classified documents from the u. S. Government and there is reason to be, we already know who did that. At 22yearold army private named bradley manning, now named Chelsea Manning. He got 35 years in prison. Shortly after that, barack obama commuted mannings a sentence which allowed manning to leave jail decades early, and then run for political office. And strangely nobody is. Instead they are furious at Julian Assange for printing the documents that other people stole. He wrote ben sasse who also serves in the u. S. Senate. He deserves to spend the rest of his life in prison. Wicked . Spend the rest of his life in prison . I mean people have never faced this kind of scorn. So what is going on here . A couple of things. First, Julian Assange published documents that undermined the documents on the iraq war. He humiliated Hillary Clinton by showing the democratic primaries were in fact raved. Everyone in washington has reason to hate Julian Assange. But rather than admit that forwardly made us look like buffoons. He said we are denouncing him as, you guessed it, a russian agent. Justice should come to Julian Assange for his role in russian meddling in our election, the sooner the better. Once again to be totally clear, no one has ever shown that Julian Assange is a russian agent. That includes many republicans. Robert mueller nearly killed the russian collision hoax and Julian Assange is allowing them to keep it alive. You would think journalist would Say Something about this. Assange is after all one of them. What do you call a man who publishes news for a living . Hes definitely not more antiamerican and his broken story is that New York Times would have one politicals puli. Oh please, brought alexia campbell. We know who he works for, meaning russia. Julian assange is not a journalist, without actually explaining. That doesnt so much govern the National Security state aside from write memos on his behalf. Many believe that if assange was ever a journalist, those days ended a long time ago. It means they believe it. So why the hostility to Julian Assange . We will let jim pseudoexplain. He is central to central election experience, and he central also to questions about what the Trump Administration or Trump Campaign new prior to the release of those materials. Its remarkable to watch, its bill ordering, actually. That was also when they didnt applaud the arrest of journalist publishing information. In 1971 the Washington Post and New York Times published a trove of stolen classified documents about the vietnam war which is called the pentagon papers. Liberals loved it. Books were written celebrating their bravery. As early as 2011, they said it a conviction of Julian Assange would cause Collateral Damage to American Media freedoms. Its difficult to distinguished assange or wikileaks from the Washington Post, and thats true. But that was before the trump election and the total war that followed, a war in which the media had definitively chosen aside. The First Amendment, that all depends on who you vote for. The guardians of speech are not the enemies of speech. The people charged with policing power hour and we just want to be absolutely clear about who hurts this country more. And its not him. Mark steyn joins us tonight. Mark, thanks for coming on. Whatever you think of julian a size or the material that he published, is it a little strange to see journalists who laud the New York Times and the Washington Post for publishing stolen classified documents during vietnam applaud his imprisonment . Absolutely. I agree 100 with everything you said. And im shocked at the idea because he thinks that somehow, Julian Assange know something about the Trump Campaign in 2016. That gives the u. S. Government the right to demand that london extradite on the australian to washington to go to jail. Even if you take everything that jim pseudosaid as true, theres absolutely no basis for what the government is proposing to do to assange except that he made everyone in washington look like chumps. Tucker is it odd to have a democratic official work to the Obama Administration to cna and with a microphone telling us that we are immoral if we dont believe the announcements of the permanent bureaucracy here in washington . I think this is all an inside game. Basically its a duty of the government to keep it secret. And if the most lavishly funded Intelligence Community on the planet cant keep its secrets, they have the right to go to war against the people who publish those secrets which is something that you said 20, 30, 40 years ago. Now to see the American Media serving as licks battles of the deep state, its a deeply bizarre transformation. The stuff that Julian Assange published, this indictment is extremely weak. The idea that he somehow goaded and then encouraged manning to steal this stuff, the line he used was, manning tells assange, thats all i got left to give to you, and assange said curious eyes never run dry in my experience. The idea that a corrupt federal criminal Justice System could extradite on the basis of those words, actually anyone who believes in liberty. Tucker thats right. Spend 15 minutes reading about Chelsea Manning and ask yourself would any competent, and no one was ever held accountable for the recklessness of allowing. Is it weird to see republican officeholders continue with the ludicrous life that its the greatest threat that america faces on the world stage . Assange is some goofy australian lefty. If this was a real Intelligence Community, then Chelsea Manning wouldnt havent been able to walk out with all that stuff, just download it and take it out. There were 4 Million People with topsecret intelligence glances in this country and that the population the size of new zealand. Topsecret clearances to 4 Million People, its not intelligence in the Intelligence Community on the first place. Tucker i dont know why im laughing, its so grim that its tragic. So the recklessness with which they manage our country, but i dont feel safe. You shouldnt feel safe. I listen to blumenthal, ben sasse saying, this guy should be going to jail forever. Americans, flip it around, americans should be up in arms so that london would expedite a u. S. Citizen to australia for publishing australian intelligent secrets. You look at it the other way around, americans would rightly see this as a gross infringement on the freedom of american citizens. I hope this english judge who has asked the americans to put up the proofs by june, i hope when he sees what they put up in june, that the english judge tosses this thing out. Great to see you. And we will see you in just a minute on final exam as a contestant. Ive been rehearsing, im ready to go. They want while the creepy lawyer could soon be the creepy prisoner, hit with yet another indictment. This one is unbelievable, the details. In this hit cnn, too. So its got everything. We will be right back. A Business Owner always goes beyond what people expect. Thats why we built the nations largest gigspeed network along with complete reliability. Then went beyond. Beyond clumsy dialsins and pins. To onetouch conference calls. Beyond traditional tv. To tv on any device. Beyond lowres surveillance video. To Crystal Clear hd video monitoring from anywhere. Gigfueled apps that exceed expectations. Comcast business. Beyond fast. Tucker it while the hits keep coming to the creepy lawyer, cnns favorite guest was just hit with 36 new felony charges. Hes been accused of fraud, bribery, embezzlement and one case of rubbing a paralyzed man. Trace gallagher has the latest on this. Tucker, for a guy who bills himself as a winner, hes a loser to beat the band. Wait until you hear what the alleged wire fraud entails. Here is the california u. S. Attorney. Wire fraud. Related to the theft of millions of dollars from five clients including a paraplegic man who agreed to a multimillion dollar settlement, who received only a fraction of the settlement despite the fact that he receive the full amount four years ago. The government actually cut off the disability payments because the former attorney what do you wouldnt even file papek saying the man was awarded the indictment. He also took another clients 2. 5 million settlement and bought a private jet. Yesterday, plane was seized. So yesterday at the man who had his eyes on the white house may have to settle for the big hous house. They relied on due process and system of justice. Along the way, they are entitled to a full presumption of innocence and im confident that justice will be done once all the facts are known. They are also facing federal charges in new york of trying to extort nike for 20 million. Tucker i think we have fleeced a few davids along the way. Its horrifying of course in a car crash kind of way that the continuing collapse of the creepy lawyer is really a surprise to no one. Actually, someone. Creepy lawyer and creepy prisoner was robbing the disabled and this little guy was calling him a serious president ial contender. Looking ahead to 2,020, look at the serious contender. As an attorney i understand how governmental regulations are passed and how laws are passed and how the Supreme Court works. I have an extreme depth of knowledge. Im taking you seriously, says the president of the contender. Each show is called reliable sources. Hilarious. Every single House Democrat except one is backing a bill that would require all high schools nationwide to let biological men compete on women sports teams. To most people that seems insane, and two female athletes of course it is grossly unfair. But now, its its orthodoxy. Meanwhile, a Taxpayer Fund and study sponsored by the nih, national nih, National Institutes of health is allowing sex change hormones to be given to children as young as eight years old. So what are the effects of that . We know . Dr. Marc siegel is here tonight. Thanks very much for coming on. So whenever you have an advancement in culture that nobody is allowed to question and then it bleeds over into science, it makes me nervous, no matter what it is, whether i like it or not. I havent heard a Single Person asked the obvious question, what is the effect of giving per month suppressing drugs voluntarily to children . I think its a longterm effect. First of all, puberty blockers, that followed by hormone therapy as they enter adolescence can lead to neurological problems, problems with bone growth and stability later on. So that is just the physical issue. Theres also the psychological impact and the neurological impact of having transition someone who may decide later on that they want to go back the other way. Of course we should support transgender children. Of course we should support a childs toys and that is what the American Academy of pediatrics says. But when they talk about giving these drugs, these hormones, i get very nervous. And i think to myself, who is superimposing their will, is it doctors or parents . A child of someone i want to watch develop. Theres no question to be questioning sexuality and toys and a 9yearold, we have to wait and see which way it goes. Tucker it almost sounds like much house and by proxy. But it doesnt seem responsible at all and it seems incredibly risky. It seems demented to be honest with you. 1100 adults wrote a letter saying we dont agree with the American Academy of pediatrics. And your point about lunch housings by proxy is important because parents say, maybe im not doing enough. This is our culture now, we have to listen to every word. But our job as parents is to guide and support, not to be mean but support and watch develop meant in progress. I dont think we look for drugs or doctors that do our bidding for us. Tucker is so if you were to stand up at a medical conference and say what you just did which was it doesnt seem controversial, how would you be received . It depends on the conference. I have a feeling that the democratic lawmakers are depending on a certain group, but i think a lot of doctors would agree with me, do no harm. We are not dealing with the disease, we are dealing with the developing child. And by the way, to your earlier point, when we were talking about athletics, i believe its a competitive advantage to allow someone that is born a male, and had all these years of testosterone building up muscle and bone, and then we allow them to compete with white men, thats giving them a competitive advantage and and a call that juicing. Tucker while its called biology but its being denied explicitly by the Interest Group that is pushing this. Doctor, thanks very much. This democrat says his take away from the smollett case is that all the police are racist. We will explain what he means, after this. Visionworks can do more than just make you see great. The right pair of glasses can make you look amazing, too. Get two complete pairs of single vision glasses for 59 or two progressives for 99. And choose from over 500 frames. Visionworks. Were here to help you. They are a sworn enemy of black people. They want to keep in mind, he did that as part of a fake hate crime. Got away with it due to the pretty obvious corruption of prosecutor kim fox. Last week Police Protested foxs corruption and instead of joining them, bobby rush denounced the police. The racist he said, i hate people based on their skin colo color. Kevin graham is joining us tonight. Thanks so much for coming on. So you have a sitting member of Congress Dismissing the entire Chicago Police department as it racist. First of all i guess hes unaware that the superintendent of this Chicago Police department is black and 25 of the Chicago Police department is also black. And theres about another 25 that is hispanic. So i dont know where he gets the idea that Chicago Police are racist but i think it makes for rhetoric. And lets face it. Hes a a former black panther, he has never liked the police. He has made incendiary comments in the past and, we stand against hatred. We are there to protect people and not to incite people. So i think he is speaking responsibly and i hope that the members of Congress Take action. Its the one in chicago is a bit complicated with a lot of disorder and violence and it needs a Competent Police department. Who wants to join the Chicago Police department when you get called a racist with no evidence by some buffoon in congress . This is a very tough job. One of the toughest jobs in the country. This city has gone through a lot of problems and we are trying to make inroads. I can tell you that the fraternal order of police two months ago brought a plan to the superintendent, and we are trying to mend fences and get out in the community to make sure there is direct community and police involvement. We are the ones that are doing that. We are trying to make sure that we have confidence in the police. It certainly doesnt help when someone makes irresponsible comments like congressman russ did. You dont get rich being a cop, and if in addition to those two things you have officeholders at