if he leaves the embassy for skipping bail five years ago. prosecutors in sweden say they regret having to drop the case. his alleged victim says she stands by the allegation. here s our correspondent caroline hawley reports. 0ut into the fresh air. 0n the balcony of the ecuadorian embassy julian assange emerged this afternoon to have his say on the end of the swedish investigation against him. today is an important victory for me and for the un human rights system. seven years without charge while my children grew up without me. that is not something that i can forgive, it is not something that i can forget. but prosecutors in sweden have not cleared julian assange, they have simply said they can t pursue the case any further. translation: there are now no further measures remaining which are possible to advance the investigation. in order to proceed, it would be necessary forjulian assange to be formally served notice of the crimes of which he is suspected. this was a mea
and a senior white house official is identified as a significant person of interest in the investigation into links between russia and the trump campaign. good evening, and welcome to bbc news. the wikilea ks founder, julian assange, says he will not forgive or forget after a seven year rape investigation in sweden was dropped without charge today. for almost five of those years, mr assange has been holed up inside the ecuadarian embassy in london to avoid extradition. but today s development doesn t mean that the 45 year old can finally walk free, police say they would still be obliged to arrest him if he left the embassy. our correspondent, caroline hawley, has the story. her report includes flashing images from the start. out into the fresh air. cheering on the balcony of the ecuadorian embassy, julian assange emerged this afternoon to have his say on the end of the swedish investigation against him. today is an important victory, for me and for the un human rights system.
the senate intelligence committee. i spoke to the bbc‘s laura bicker in washington and began by asking her about that it s one of those hearings where the entire washington and parts of the united states may grind to a standstill. remember, this is james comey, who allegedly wrote a memo after a private meeting with the president in which the president is alleged to have leaned over and said i hope you can see your way to letting this go, letting michael flynn go, with regards to an investigation, and enquiry coming to the former national security adviser, michael flynn, and his alleged links to russia. so, the allegation is that president trump asked the fbi director to drop an investigation into michael flynn. now, mr comey will be able to give his own account of both his firing and exactly every dealing that he has had with the president. let s just take your viewers back to the report by the new york times which talks about something which donald trump said to russian
after two separate american newspapers made two new allegations about possible links between the white house and russia. the first relates to a meeting the president had with russian officials, with the new york times claiming donald trump told them: ” i just fired the head of the fbi. he was crazy, a real nutjob, i faced great pressure because of russia. the senior white house adviser under scrutiny by investigators is someone close to the president. the reports were made publicjust as donald trump was leaving for his first overseas visit as president. and, in yet another development, we ve heard that james comey will testify in an open session before the senate intelligence committee. i spoke to the bbc‘s laura bicker in washington about that latest report. it s one of these hearings where the entire washington and parts of the united states may grind to a standstill. remember, this is james comey, who allegedly wrote a memo after a private meeting with the president in
to the russians. then came reports ofa to the russians. then came reports of a memo claiming he asked the fbi director to drop an investigation into his former national security adviser. the next day it was announced a special counsel would lead an enquiry into russian meddling in the election and links between moscow and the donald trump campaign. the washington post is now reporting someone close to the president is of interest in that investigation. just as air force one took off, the new york times published this. not only did he call james comey a nightjob, he said with him gone it would relieve pressure over the fbi investigation nutjob. pressure over the fbi investigation nut job. it seems we are learning disturbing new allegations about president trump, not just disturbing new allegations about president trump, notjust every day, but ladies and gentlemen, every hour. the white house said donald trump was acting in the interests of the nation by firing james comey