Assange lawyer says Trump offered deal to avoid extradition to U.S.
A lawyer for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has told a London court that her client was indirectly offered a deal by President Donald Trump that would see him avoid extradition if he revealed the source of a leak of documents…
U.K. judge rejects bid to delay Julian Assange extradition hearing
The adjournment request came on the first day of a London court hearing where Assange is fighting American prosecutors' attempt to send him to the U.S. to stand trial on spying charges.
WikiLeaks founder faces new indictment in U.S.
The Justice Department says a federal grand jury has returned a new indictment against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange that does not include new charges but broadens the scope of conduct that the government believes broke the law.
U.S. lays out case for extraditing WikiLeaks’ Assange
U.S. authorities want to try Assange on espionage charges that carry a maximum sentence of 175 years in prison over the 2010 publication of hundreds of thousands of secret military documents and diplomatic cables.
Assange, who is battling an extradition attempt by the U.S. so he can face spying charges related to his WikiLeaks work, has always denied the allegations made against him during a visit to Stockholm in August 2010.
"The campaign had no official access to WikiLeaks or to Julian Assange," Bannon told the court. "But Roger would be considered if we needed an access point."…
Judge Emma Arbuthnot set a full extradition hearing for Feb. 25, 2020. It is expected to last about five days.
Assange faces an 18-count indictment that accuses him of soliciting and publishing classified information and of conspiring with former Army private Chelsea Manning to crack a Defense Department computer password.
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange had been expected to appear from prison via video link at a brief extradition hearing.
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