The fairly implicit motive is bullshit. It was an on screen error that folks have latched on for 9 years since the leaks. Seriously, there are more current things to prove a point than trotting this out again.

Especially when our President himself peddles complete lies, none too petty, to the public.

I am not sure why you brought up 2016.

It really does seem like people are trying to deflect from the Trump Admin’s decision to press charges against Assange and rather use it as a way to bash CNN for a 9 year old 30 second clip and then blow it out of proportion with propaganda-esque characterizations like “they are acting all official like they are the government and better than people.”