The outlets warned the case could criminalize U.S. journalists’ work exposing government secrets.
The news organizations acknowledged that they had been critical of Assange for releasing unredacted information in the past, and
But much of Assange’s indictment focuses on his 2010 and 2011 disclosure of thousands of pages of classified military records and diplomatic cables about the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, which had been shared by former Army private Chelsea Manning.
The Justice Department refrained from prosecuting Assange under President Barack Obama. After President Donald Trump took office, the Justice Department asked federal prosecutors in Virginia to revisit the case. They ultimately obtained an 18-count indictment charging the WikiLeaks founder with a hacking conspiracy and disclosure of national defense information, which officials say put lives in danger.The indictment has stirred controversy inside the Justice Department.
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