US 'considering' dropping Julian Assange prosecution, Joe Biden says

Biden says he's "considering" Australian request to drop charges against Julian Assange

The U.S. government has accused the WikiLeaks founder of encouraging hacking to obtain classified documents

Biden Could Drop Charges Against Julian Assange

“Julian Assange’s supporters appeared energized Thursday by President Biden’s comment that the United States is ‘considering’ a request to drop its push to prosecute the WikiLeaks founder,” the Washington Post reports. “Assange faces prosecution in the United States related to the 2010 publication of a huge trove of leaked military records and diplomatic cables about the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.”

Julian Assange's wife hopeful after Biden's comments signify progress in case

Julian Assange's wife hopeful after Biden's comments signify progress in case The wife of Julian Assange said Thursday her husband's legal case “could be moving in the right direction” after President Joe Biden confirmed the US may drop charges against the imprisoned WikiLeaks founder.It came as supporters in several cities rallied to demand the release of Assange, on the fifth anniversary of his incarceration in London's high-security Belmarsh…

Wife of Julian Assange says Biden's comments mean case could be moving in the right direction

LONDON (AP) — The wife of Julian Assange said Thursday her husband’s legal case “could be moving in the right direction” after President Joe Biden confirmed the U.S. may drop […]

Biden reportedly considering dropping charges against Assange - National Zero

Fourteen years after publishing confidential American military and diplomatic communications about the Iraq and Afghanistan wars stolen from US government systems, Julian Assange may soon find his years-long effort to avoid trial in the United States as President Joe Biden considers dropping the extradition order, the Washington Post reports. The Australian government requested the Justice Department drop its effort to try Assange, saying the 14…

US President Biden considering Australia's request to drop Julian Assange's prosecution

United States (US) President Joe Biden said on Wednesday (Apr 10) that he was considering Australia's request to drop the prosecution of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. "We are considering it," President Biden told a reporter on being asked about Australia's request to end Assange's prosecution. Assange, 52, is an Australian editor who gained the reputation of a sophisticated computer programmer.