A lawyer for Julian Assange claims the United States' bid to extradite him is part of President Donald Trump's 'war on leakers and journalists', as the WikiLeaks founder's full extradition hearing opened in Britain.
Making the US government case, James Lewis denied it was motivated by embarrassment over the WikiLeaks releases and wanted him over the"harm" caused by his disclosures.
Demonstrators outside Belmarsh Magistrates' Court in London, where the extradition hearing of Julian Assange is due to take place.At one point during the proceedings Mr Assange, wearing a dark grey blazer and sweater over a white shirt and flanked by two security personnel, complained he was having"difficulty concentrating" due to the demonstrators' noise.
One video from 2007 showed an Apache helicopter attack in which US soldiers gunned down two Reuters reporters and nine Iraqi civilians in broad daylight in Baghdad.
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