Assange's indictment is Trump's next step in his war on press freedom | Trevor Timm

The case against the WikiLeaks founder is the justice department’s perfect vehicle to ultimately get what Trump wants The WikiLeaks founder... thumbnail 1 summary

The case against the WikiLeaks founder is the justice department’s perfect vehicle to ultimately get what Trump wants

The WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is so disliked in journalism and political circles that many reporters and liberal politicians were publicly cheering on Thursday when the Trump administration released an indictment of Assange, which was related to his interactions with the whistleblower Chelsea Manning in the months leading up to the publication of Pentagon and state department cables in 2010.

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