Apr 11 The charges against Julian Assange, explained By Meredith Lee Here’s a look back at WikiLeaks and Julian Assange’s legal battles, and what might come next. Continue reading
Apr 11 Trump changes his tune on WikiLeaks: ‘I know nothing’ about Assange By Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press On Thursday, President Donald Trump's comments about WikiLeaks offered a stark contrast to how candidate Trump showered praise on Julian Assange's hacking organization night after night during the final weeks of the 2016 presidential campaign. Continue reading
Apr 11 WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrested in London By Danica Kirka, Associated Press Police took Assange into custody at the Ecuadorean embassy shortly after the South American nation revoked his asylum. Continue reading
Apr 05 UK police outside Ecuador embassy amid WikiLeaks tweets British police gathered outside the Ecuadorian Embassy in London after tweets from WikiLeaks alleging Julian Assange could be expelled from the building within "hours to days."… Continue reading
Jan 23 WikiLeaks sues to unseal charges against founder Julian Assange By Associated Press The organization is seeking to force disclosure of any charges against Assange in an attempt to help him fight possible extradition to the United States. Continue reading
Dec 06 UK guarantees are enough for Julian Assange to leave embassy, Ecuador’s president says By Associated Press Ecuador's president says the U.K. government has promised not to extradite Assange to any country where he would face the death penalty. Continue reading
Nov 27 Watch 6:29 Mueller says Manafort broke his plea deal. Here’s why that’s ‘extremely unusual’ Paul Manafort is in legal hot water once again, as prosecutors for special counsel Robert Mueller have accused him of breaking his plea agreement and lying both to them and to the FBI “on a variety of subject matters.” What… Continue watching
Nov 27 Judge hears request to unseal pending Assange charges after being mistakenly revealed By Yanan Wang, Associated Press Typically, criminal charges remain under seal until a defendant has been arrested to prevent a target from fleeing arrest or destroying evidence ahead of prosecution. Continue reading
Nov 16 WikiLeaks chief could see charges, U.S. court filing suggests By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The Justice Department inadvertently named Julian Assange in a court filing in an unrelated case that suggests prosecutors have prepared charges against the WikiLeaks founder under seal. Continue reading
May 19 Watch 4:43 News Wrap: Anthony Weiner pleads guilty in sexting case By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, Former New York Rep. Anthony Weiner pleaded guilty to sending sexually explicit messages to a 15-year-old girl, a scandal that spilled into the presidential race as part of an investigation into Hillary Clinton's emails. Also,… Continue watching