Sep 07 U.K. judge rejects bid to delay Julian Assange extradition hearing By Jill Lawless, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Jun 24 WikiLeaks founder faces new indictment in U.S. By Eric Tucker, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Feb 24 U.S. lays out case for extraditing WikiLeaks’ Assange By Jill Lawless, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Nov 19 Sweden drops rape investigation into Julian Assange By David Keyton, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Nov 08 Steve Bannon says Roger Stone was Trump campaign’s link to WikiLeaks By Ashraf Khalil, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press "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."… Continue reading
Jun 14 U.S. extradition case against Wikileaks’ Assange set for next year By Associated Press Judge Emma Arbuthnot set a full extradition hearing for Feb. 25, 2020. It is expected to last about five days. Continue reading
Jun 11 U.S. submits extradition request for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange By Eric Tucker, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
May 30 WikiLeaks says Assange is too sick to appear in court via video By Gregory Katz, Associated Press Wikileaks founder Julian Assange had been expected to appear from prison via video link at a brief extradition hearing. Continue reading
May 23 Watch 5:33 News Wrap: Trump says he doubts need for more U.S. troops in Middle East In our news wrap Thursday, President Trump said he doubts there is a need to send more U.S. troops to the Middle East, despite heightened tensions with Iran. Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan also disputed news reports that the U.S. Continue watching
May 23 U.S. charges WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with publishing classified info By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The new indictment says Assange conspired with Manning to obtain and disclose classified national defense documents, including State Department cables and reports on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. It says his actions "risked serious harm" to the United States. Continue reading