In 2024, Julian Assange revealed that, under Mike Pompeo's leadership, the CIA devised plans to kidnap and assassinate him while he was sheltered in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London.
"It is now a matter of public record that under Pompeo's explicit direction, the CIA drew up… pic.twitter.com/gUDpB4grnX
— Defiant Ghost (@TheDefiantGhost) January 20, 2026