Talk of Assange pardon worries intelligence community, by Joe Uchill.

A GOP lawmaker’s suggestion that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange could be pardoned by President Trump is being eyed warily by people in the intelligence community. …

Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Calif.), who has come under scrutiny for his own ties to Russia, is behind the Assange pardon push.

The deal Rohrabacher is trying to cut: pardon Assange in exchange for information he claims proves Russia did not collude with the Trump campaign during the 2016 presidential race. …

Rohrabacher claims Assange offered him “firsthand” evidence during the meeting that would prove there was no collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia during the race.