Published 11/12/2023 5:00:00 p.m.

US Lawmakers Renew Call for Biden to Drop Charges Against Julian Assange

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16 U.S. lawmakers have signed a letter to President Joe Biden urging him to end the attempted extradition of Julian Assange and drop all charges against the jailed publisher. Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, faces multiple charges under the Espionage Act due to his role in publishing classified documents. He has been detained on remand in London since 2019 and is pending extradition to the United States.

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US Lawmakers Renew Call for Biden to Drop Charges Against Julian Assange

The new letter has been signed by Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.), Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), Greg Casar (D-Texas), Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), Cori Bush (D-Mo.), Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), Eric Burlison (R-Mo.), Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), Paul Gosar (R-Az.), Jesús “Chuy” García (D-Ill.), Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), Matthew Rosendale (R-Mont.), and Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.). Ina message last month inviting congressional …

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