US EditionOcasio-Cortez, Greene among lawmakers urging Biden to drop Assange extradition, prosecution
- A group of lawmakers, including Congressperson Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Congressperson Marjorie Taylor Greene, are urging President Biden to withdraw the U.S. extradition request against Julian Assange and halt all prosecutorial proceedings against him. The lawmakers emphasize their commitment to free speech and freedom of the press.
- Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, was arrested in the U.K. in 2019 and has been fighting extradition to the U.S. to face charges. The group of lawmakers believes that the charges against Assange pose a significant threat to journalistic activity protected by the First Amendment.
- This isn't the first time that lawmakers have called for Assange's charges to be dropped. In April, a similar letter was sent to Attorney General Merrick Garland by a group of lawmakers, including Ocasio-Cortez, Greene, and others.
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Ocasio-Cortez, Greene among lawmakers urging Biden to drop Assange extradition, prosecution
A group of lawmakers including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) called on President Biden to drop the extradition and prosecution of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. “As members of Congress deeply committed to the principles of free speech and freedom of the press, we write to strongly encourage your Administration to…
Squad and Marjorie Taylor Greene join 16 lawmakers calling on Biden to free Julian Assange
A group of lawmakers from both sides of the political aisle have written to President Biden, calling for him to drop the U.S. prosecution against Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder who published a tranche of classified military and diplomatic cables. The lawmakers, who include Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., and far left "Squad" members Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y. and Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., penned the letter to the preside…
Unexpected alliance: The topic that has AOC and MTG on the same side
Unexpected alliance: The topic that has AOC and MTG on the same side Eden Villalovas November 10, 11:14 AM November 10, 11:14 AM Video Embed Republican firebrand Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and "Squad" member Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) joined forces to tell President Joe Biden to end the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and drop charges against him. “It is the duty of journalists to s…
AOC, Marjorie Taylor Greene Sign Onto Letter Calling on Biden to Stop Julian Assange Extradition
‘The United States must not pursue an unnecessary prosecution that risks criminalizing common journalistic practices and thus chilling the work of the free press,’ wrote the representatives
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US Congress Members Call for Biden to Drop US Extradition Request Against Assange
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Sixteen Democratic and Republican members of US Congress have called for US President Joe Biden to withdraw the extradition request by the United States against Australian journalist and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, a document published by Assange's wife, Stella Assange, showed Thursday.
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