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The New York Times stated: "Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks leader, was indicted on 17 counts of violating the Espionage Act for his role in obtaining and publishing secret military and diplomatic documents in 2010, the Justice Department announced on Thursday — a novel case that raises profound First Amendment issues."
May 23, 2019 · A federal grand jury returned an 18-count superseding indictment today charging Julian P. Assange, 47, the founder of WikiLeaks, with offenses that relate to Assange’s alleged role in one of the largest compromises of classified information in the history of the United States.
- 2006. Assange founds WikiLeaks in Australia. The group begins publishing sensitive or classified documents.
- 2010. In a series of posts, WikiLeaks released almost half a million documents relating to the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. August. Swedish prosecutors issue an arrest warrant for Assange based on one woman’s allegation of rape and another’s allegation of molestation.
- 2011. February. District court in Britain rules Assange should be extradited to Sweden.
- 2012. June. Assange enters Ecuadorian Embassy in central London, seeking asylum on June 19, after his bids to appeal the extradition ruling failed. Police set up round-the-clock guard to arrest him if he steps outside.
Apr 11, 2019 · President Donald Trump also weighed in on the issue Thursday after the Justice Department unsealed its indictment of Assange. When asked by reporters whether he still loved WikiLeaks, as he...
Feb 20, 2024 · LONDON, Feb 20 (Reuters) - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was targeted by the U.S. over his exposure of state-level crimes, and Donald Trump had requested options on how to deal with him,...
Jun 24, 2020 · New Allegations Assert Assange Conspired With “Anonymous” Affiliated Hackers, Among Others. A federal grand jury returned a second superseding indictment today charging Julian P. Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, with offenses that relate to Assange’s alleged role in one of the largest compromises of classified information in the history ...
Nov 16, 2018 · But Assange’s leaks didn’t stop once Trump was elected. In early 2017, WikiLeaks posted a new set of material about the CIA’s hacking capabilities, in a leak referred to as “Vault 7.”
