# Barry Pollock

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*Washington defense attorney who represented Julian Assange; John Kiriakou credits Pollock with negotiating the deal that let Assange be processed in Saipan, the U.S. district closest to Australia, rather than be brought to Virginia.*

- **Role:** Julian Assange's defense attorney
- **Per Kiriakou:** Negotiated the Saipan plea arrangement

**Barry Pollock** is the Washington defense attorney [John Kiriakou](https://www.kiripedia.org/wiki/john-kiriakou) calls *"legendary,"* who represented [Julian Assange](https://www.kiripedia.org/wiki/julian-assange). Kiriakou says Pollock never lost hope because he had the facts on his side and understood that public opinion plays *"at least as great a role"* in convictions as facts do.[1][2] With Assange refusing to be brought to Alexandria, Virginia, fearing the Justice Department would not honor the deal and vowing to kill himself if locked up, Pollock negotiated the [plea](https://www.kiripedia.org/wiki/assange-plea-deal) to be processed in Saipan, in the Northern Mariana Islands, the U.S. district physically closest to Australia.[3]

## See also

- [Assange plea deal](https://www.kiripedia.org/wiki/assange-plea-deal)
- [Julian Assange](https://www.kiripedia.org/wiki/julian-assange)

## Sources

1. John Kiriakou: CIA Whistleblower on Julian Assange, Israel, Security State & More (2024-07-29), at 16:10. Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mEtU_O62j8&t=970s · Transcript: https://www.kiripedia.org/sources/2024-07-29-news-beat-assange-israel-security-state/
2. John Kiriakou: CIA Whistleblower on Julian Assange, Israel, Security State & More (2024-07-29), at 16:41. Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mEtU_O62j8&t=1001s · Transcript: https://www.kiripedia.org/sources/2024-07-29-news-beat-assange-israel-security-state/
3. John Kiriakou: CIA Whistleblower on Julian Assange, Israel, Security State & More (2024-07-29), at 17:48. Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mEtU_O62j8&t=1068s · Transcript: https://www.kiripedia.org/sources/2024-07-29-news-beat-assange-israel-security-state/

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