Zoe Tillman
BREAKING: A federal grand jury in Virginia has returned a new 18-count indictment against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange — it adds 17 counts on top of the single charge he originally faced.
The indictment charges Assange not only with getting classified info, but also with *publishing* it — a DOJ official today rebuffed arguments that they're targeting a journalist for reporting, saying Assange is "no journalist"
The indictment charges Assange not only with getting classified info, but also with *publishing* it — a DOJ official today rebuffed arguments that they're targeting a journalist for reporting, saying Assange is "no journalist" https://t.co/d4Y18sBycY— Zoe Tillman (@ZoeTillman) May 23, 2019
The superseding indictment against Julian Assange is up, read it here:
The superseding indictment against Julian Assange is up, read it here: https://t.co/p9pGC3FZvZ
Story: https://t.co/d4Y18sBycY pic.twitter.com/SeiBZv8LJf— Zoe Tillman (@ZoeTillman) May 23, 2019
Matt
From the article:
"Assange is not facing any charges to date related to information that WikiLeaks published in 2016 that was stolen from the Democratic National Committee and Hillary Clinton’s campaign."
Mattathias Schwartz