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By prosecuting Julian Assange, the Department of Justice risks weakening its ability to go after spies and rogue employees.

The selective nature of the charges against Assange underscores the fact that this is a highly politicized case brought by a Justice Department now run by Trump lackey William Barr

“After two months of confinement, and using every legal mechanism available so far, I can – without any hesitation – state that nothing that will convince me to testify before this or any other grand jury for that matter.” – Chelsea Manning

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The indictment of Julian Assange unsealed today by the Trump Justice Department poses grave threats to press freedoms, not only in the U.S. but around the world.

Although this article was published in the original Spanish version last March, now that Julian Assange is in prison the analysis in this piece on “freedom of expression” is even more valid.

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The case against the WikiLeaks founder is the justice department’s perfect vehicle to ultimately get what Trump wants. Articles from The Guardian and Al Jazeera.

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