Okay, so Julian Assange’s lawyer is talking.

An attorney for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange alleged in court Wednesday that President Trump offered a pardon to Julian Assange if he would deny any Russian involvement in the Democratic National Committee (DNC) hack in 2016.

This is a hearing where Assange is fighting extradition to the United States for trial where Assange could face up to 18 charges, including conspiracy to commit computer intrusion.

The lawyer added that the message was sent through ex-congressman Dana Rohrabacher.

Trump’s press secretary issued the usual never-met-the-guy line.

“The President barely knows Dana Rohrabacher other than he’s an ex-congressman. He’s never spoken to him on this subject or almost any subject. It is is a complete fabrication and a total lie. This is probably another never ending hoax and total lie from the DNC,” Grisham said in a statement.

Rohrabacher was known as “Putin’s best friend in congress” so the idea that Trump barely knew him is … well, insane.

When he retired from congress in 2018, the Washington Post did a column that now looks like they had a crystal ball into the development of Trump’s nationalism.  So, not only did Trump know him, Rohrabacher probably ordered the peeing hookers.

Hey, I’m gonna watch the debate tonight.