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WASHINGTON (AP) — It was a far cry from “I love WikiLeaks!” President Donald Trump declared on Thursday that “I know nothing about WikiLeaks” after its disheveled founder Julian Assange was hauled out of the Ecuadorian Embassy in London to face charges, a stark contrast to how candidate Trump showered praise on Assange’s hacking organization night after night during the final weeks of the 2016 presidential campaign. Asked about Thursday’s arrest, Trump said at the… Read at AP News