Nationals MP George Christensen has exclusively told Sky News about his campaign to have US President Donald Trump pardon WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange before he leaves the White House.
Mr Assange is currently held in London’s Belmarsh prison, awaiting a decision on his extradition case related to the publication of confidential documents.
Many believe his exposure of wrongdoing is not something he should face charges for.
Mr Christensen has created a website which features a letter directed to President Trump and an e-petition which will be sent to the White House.
“Julian Assange has been a target of the Democrats actually,” Mr Christensen told Sky News host Brent O’Halloran.
“Hillary Clinton hates his guts, obviously for exposing who the real Hillary was.”
Mr Christensen said President Trump pardoning the WikiLeaks founder is “one way which he can stand up for free speech”.
“I’m hoping that he will pardon Julian Assange, it’s the right thing to do and I’m encouraging people to do that with this website.”
