Does Julian Assange hold the key to US election hacking?

WikiLeaks founder ‘considering’ offer to appear before the Senate Committee to discuss alleged Russian interference in the 2016 election

Julian Assange on the balcony of the Ecuadorian embassy in London in 2017
(Image credit: Jack Taylor/Getty Images)

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is considering appearing before the US Senate intelligence committee to discuss allegations of Russian interference in the 2016 US election, his lawyer has confirmed.

The news comes after WikiLeaks posted an image of a formal request letter signed by the committee's chairman, North Carolina Senator, Richard Burr.

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