The fourteenth day of proceedings in the trial portion of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's extradition hearing will begin shortly. I'll have live updates in this thread. #AssangeTrial

Yesterday, Dr. Sondra Crosby, who visited Assange multiple times in Ecuador embassy and Belmarsh prison, testified. One of only witnesses we'll hear from on symptoms of "psychological torture" he showed in embassy. https://dissenter.substack.com/p/essentially-dead-doctor-who-visited #AssangeTrial

Patrick Eller, who is a compute forensics expert, will take the stand. He reviewed evidence from Chelsea Manning's court martial that particularly relates to computer crime charge and is an expert witness. #AssangeTrial

Defense requests and judge grants Patrick Eller an hour delay in giving testimony so he can look over a prosecution bundle that was only shared with defense about 10 hours before he was to testify. #AssangeTrial

Summers said Eller's evidence was served 9 months ago in January. He alleges pass code hash conspiracy was not possible. Initially, prosecutors hadn't challenged his expert evidence but now they are taking issue. #AssangeTrial

Judge Baraitser tried to use time to deal with request from the press for statements submitted by doctors. Both defense and prosecution opposes their release and judge must decide whether not releasing to protect Assange's privacy upholds open justice principles. #AssangeTrial

To the extent that is of any interest to those following, the press needs time to respond to defense and prosecution arguments. Judge will take a response and rule Monday. #AssangeTrial

Defense asks the court for a month after the last witness testifies on October 2 to prepare written submissions (closing arguments) for the court. Willing to not have hearing where they present orally. Most important is Assange be able to review #AssangeTrial

Lewis supports submitting arguments in writing but does not want to come back for a public hearing. Says there will be more evidence and that'll be a problem. "Must be finality." #AssangeTrial

But for global pandemic, Baraitser says this "would've concluded in May. Defense has had ample time. All arguments in "skeleton" provided to court. Assange remains in custody. #AssangeTrial

Fitzgerald mentioned that, of course, granting Assange bail would resolve the issue of remaining in jail while waiting for proceedings to wrap. "Not atypical of these cases" to take longer, and "it's not Mr. Assange's fault taht there has been this lockdown." #AssangeTrial

Fitzgerald: "This is our only, as it were, hearing before a tribunal of fact" - and for evidence to be marshaled and assembled. #AssangeTrial

Baraitser asked about the risk of additional evidence being sought.

Fitzgerald said it would have to be "something dramatic," like "Trump is going to execute journalists." #AssangeTrial

Baraitser asked Fitzgerald what impact the outcome of US presidential election may have on the defense's case.

Fitzgerald said it may have an impact but regardless he noted it's unlikely Baraitser would rule before Nov. 4. #AssangeTrial

According to Fitzgerald, most of case goes to how Trump admin initiated the prosecution, which will "remain good." Also systemic problems in US prisons will remain regardless of US election outcome #AssangeTrial

Baraitser agreed one way the other she would not be able to rule on extradition until after Election Day in the United States. She granted defense four weeks after the extradition trial to submit closing submissions. #AssangeTrial

There will be no ruling on extradition before January, Baraitser made clear. #AssangeTrial

Defense attempts to submit evidence from experts on conditions of isolation in ADX Florence and as they relate to SAMs, in order to rebut Assistant US Attorney Gordon Kromberg. Prosecutors object and judge refuses to allow. #AssangeTrial

Patrick Eller takes the virtual witness stand. #AssangeTrial

Eller has served 20 years in US Army and was Command Digital Forensic Examiner for program of more than 80 digital forensic examiners at US Army Criminal Investigation Command headquarters in Quantico, Virginia. #AssangeTrial

Eller was asked to consider allegations in indictment—that Assange assisted Manning in "cracking a password stored on US Department of Defense (DoD) computers connected to the classified secret internet protocol router network (SIPRNet)." #AssangeTrial

Second allegation, as Eller understood, was cracking password would allow Manning to "log on to computers under username that did not belong to her and that such measure would have made it more difficult for investigators to determine the source of disclosures." #AssangeTrial

A third allegation, as Eller understood, was that there was an agreement in an alleged conspiracy. More specifically, that Manning provided "a partial hash value asking if Assange knew how to assist in cracking it." #AssangeTrial

Summers asks about allegations. "Did that tell you anything on its face about the use of or possible use that this hash cracking was going to be put to?"

"No, it did not," Eller answered. #AssangeTrial

Summers: "Did it tell you anything about the computer to which it related?"

"No, it did not," Eller answered. #AssangeTrial

Summers: "Did it tell you it related to a government computer?"

"No, it did not," Eller answered. #AssangeTrial

Referring to the FTP account on Manning's computer, would she have been able to get the ROE [Iraq Rules of Engagement] using that account?

Eller: FTP account would not have access to T-Drive so in that sense, no. #AssangeTrial

I'll have rapid flashbacks to Chelsea Manning trial throughout today. The judge didn't know what a SCIF was, and the witness took some time to state what this was an acronym for. I blurted answer loudly at my laptop screen. #AssangeTrial

Summers: Code was never cracked?

Eller: No, it was not.

Summers: Discussion was never returned to?

Eller: No, it was not. #AssangeTrial

Eller testified that Chelsea Manning's downloading materials was tracked by documenting the IP address of the computer that was accessing them. #AssangeTrial

To Eller, Manning would never have used password hash to exfiltrate files to nongovernment computer and transmit to WikiLeaks. She had Linux CD that allowed her to access files and bypass Windows security features. We know this was done based on SAM file. #AssangeTrial

James Lewis, lead prosecutor, asked Eller if agreed Manning and Assange "thought they could crack password & agreed to attempt to crack."

Eller answered, "A hash was provided and they said they had rainbow tables for it. It never stated where that hash was from" #AssangeTrial

Eller continued: "The government's own expert witness in the court martial stated that was not enough for them to actually be able to do it."

This is in court-martial transcript. #AssangeTrial

In response to this critical answer, highly relevant to whether there is any substance to computer crime charge, Lewis came back with: "Are you aware Assange publicly boasted he is a fantastic hacker?" #AssangeTrial

Lewis made an abstract statement about how the strongest hacker can sometimes break even the strongest encryption and scampered on to next line of questioning. #AssangeTrial

As was raised in Chelsea Manning's trial, soldiers were downloading music, movies, and programs on to their secure computers without authorization. They had Jason Milliman, computer engineer, help them cause they lacked administrative privileges. #AssangeTrial