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Assange's Claim About Plans to Hack Trump's Tax Returns 'Joke' - WikiLeaks

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Assange's Claim About Plans to Hack Trump's Tax Returns 'Joke' - WikiLeaks

17:33 GMT 06.08.2016 (Updated: 11:07 GMT 06.08.2022)

© REUTERS / Rodrigo GarridoWikiLeaks founder Julian Assange appears on screen via video link during his participation as a guest panelist in an International Seminar on the 60th anniversary of the college of Journalists of Chile in Santiago, Chile, July 12, 2016

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange appears on screen via video link during his participation as a guest panelist in an International Seminar on the 60th anniversary of the college of Journalists of Chile in Santiago, Chile, July 12, 2016 - Sputnik International

WikiLeaks did not have plans to hack US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's tax returns, accoridng to official statement.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — WikiLeaks said Saturday it was not planning to hack US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's tax returns, describing its founder Julian Assange's words regarding such plans as a joke.

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On Friday, HBO's show "Real Time with Bill Maher" aired an interview with Assange. When the host of the show suggested that WikiLeaks hack into Trump's tax returns, Assange replied, "We are working on it."

"WikiLeaks isn't 'working on' hacking Trump's tax-returns. Claim is a joke from a comedy show. We are 'working on' encouraging whistleblowers," WikiLeaks tweeted.

WikiLeaks isn't 'working on' hacking Trump's tax-returns. Claim is a joke from a comedy show. We are 'working on' encouraging whistleblowers
— WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) August 6, 2016

The "joke" comes on the back of a scandal surrounding the publication by WikiLeaks of almost 20,000 emails of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) in July. The DNC emails revealed that its top officials deliberately worked to obstruct Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders' campaign in order to boost Hillary Clinton's chances of becoming the party's nominee.