Analysis: What happens next with Julian Assange?
By Aaron Blake Aaron Blake Senior political reporter, writing for The Fix Email Bio Follow April 11 at 8:01 AM Americans woke up Thursday morning to the news that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange had been evicted from the Ecuadoran Embassy in London after seven years there and arrested by British authorities. The man whose organization published emails the U.S. government has said were hacked by Russia during the 2016 campaign is now in the custody of a top U.S.
In a November court filing, Assistant U.S. Attorney Kellen S. Dwyer revealed that Assange had been charged with a crime under seal. He wrote to a judge urging that the case remain under seal, saying “due to the sophistication of the defendant and the publicity surrounding the case, no other procedure is likely to keep confidential the fact that Assange has been charged.”
Possible crimes that have been mentioned in connection with these efforts are theft of government property, conspiracy or even a violation of the Espionage Act.
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