Mar 12 Judge orders Chelsea Manning released from jail By Associated Press On Wednesday her lawyers said she attempted suicide while at the Alexandria jail. 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 15 Watch 6:49 Was convicted Roger Stone using trial to appeal to Trump? Roger Stone, former aide and longtime friend of President Trump, has been found guilty on seven felony counts, including obstructing a congressional investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. Stone’s trial revealed new details about the Trump campaign’s interest… Continue watching
Nov 12 Stone sought to ‘debrief’ Kushner on DNC email hack, Rick Gates testifies By Michael Balsamo, Eric Tucker, Matthew Barakat, Associated Press Rick Gates, who was Donald Trump's deputy campaign chairman, received a text message from Roger Stone on June 15, 2016, asking for Kushner's contact information, so Stone could "debrief" Kushner on developments about the hacked emails. 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
Nov 05 On 1st day of trial, Roger Stone leaves early over food poisoning By Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press The trial of Roger Stone, the flamboyant former confidant of President Donald Trump, kicked off Tuesday amid a host of medical issues involving both the defendant and a spectator. 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 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