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> I don't think Assange has broken any US laws for which he can be extradited There is a sealed indictment of Assange in US district court that was inadvertent
by jhayward 8y ago
> I don't think Assange has broken any US laws for which he can be extradited
There is a sealed indictment of Assange in US district court that was inadvertently leaked when some documents were improperly redacted. [1]
There were later reports based on chat logs that Assange solicited or participated in hacking attempts to obtain email documents during the 2016 political campaign.[2]
Active solicitation of or participation in illegal hacking is a crime in US law and there is no exception for 'journalists'.
[1] https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/16/us/politics/julian-assange-indictment-wikileaks.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/16/us/politics/julian-assang...
[2] https://emma.best/2018/11/15/sealed-files-show-assange-and-wikileaks-solicited-hacks-against-governments-politicians-and-corporations/ https://emma.best/2018/11/15/sealed-files-show-assange-and-w...