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British Court Rejects U.S. Request To Extradite WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange

By NPR News January 4, 2021

Supporters of Julian Assange with sign supporting him

A British court has denied a request from U.S. officials to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on charges of illegally obtaining and sharing classified material related to national security. The judge cited the risk of suicide if Assange is sent to U.S. custody.Read More

Senate Report: Former Trump Aide Paul Manafort Shared Campaign Info With Russia

By NPR News August 18, 2020

President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin attend a joint press conference after a July 2018 meeting in Helsinki. CREDIT: Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images

Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort shared information with Russian intelligence during the last presidential campaign, a bipartisan Senate report on Russian 2016 election interference shows.Read More

Judge Orders Chelsea Manning Released From Jail

By NPR News March 12, 2020

Chelsea Manning, a former intelligence analyst, was ordered released from jail in Alexandria, Va., where she was held for not testifying in the WikiLeaks investigation. CREDIT: Win McNamee/Getty Images

The former Army intelligence analyst was behind bars for not testifying before a grand jury. The order for her release came the day after her lawyers said she attempted to kill herself. Read More

Judge Weighs Roger Stone’s Bid For A New Trial As President Trump Attacks Her On Twitter

By NPR News February 25, 2020

Roger Stone, center, departs federal court in Washington on Thursday. Alex Brandon/AP

Roger Stone, a self-styled "dirty trickster" and longtime adviser to President Trump, is expected to appeal. The president, meanwhile, has left open the door to a possible pardon for Stone. Read More

Julian Assange Extradition Hearing Begins In London

By NPR News February 24, 2020

The U.S. government wants the WikiLeaks co-founder to face 18 charges related to illegally obtaining and disclosing classified data. Assange's lawyers argue that the case is politically motivated.Read More

Roger Stone Sentenced To More Than 3 Years Amid Controversy Over President Trump And DOJ

By NPR News February 20, 2020

Roger Stone, former adviser to President Trump, arrives at the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse on Thursday in Washington, D.C., with his wife, Nydia. CREDIT: Drew Angerer/Getty Images

President Trump's political adviser was found guilty on all counts by a federal jury last year after he was charged with lying to Congress and obstructing its investigation.Read More

1,100 Former DOJ Employees Call On AG Barr To Resign After Intervening In Roger Stone Case

By NPR News February 16, 2020

President Trump has congratulated Attorney General William Barr for "taking charge" of the Roger Stone case. Susan Walsh/AP

William Barr's Justice Department lowered the prison sentence recommendation for Roger Stone, a longtime ally of President Trump, in a move that's led to accusations of political interference. Read More

Federal Prosecutors Quit Roger Stone Case After DOJ Seeks Less Prison Time For Trump Ally

By NPR News February 11, 2020

Roger Stone leaves federal court with his wife, Nydia Stone, on the day he was found guilty last fall. CREDIT: Julio Cortez/AP

President Trump had called the seven-to-nine-year sentence prosecutors had initially sought "unfair." His Justice Department then requested a lesser sentence.Read More

Roger Stone, Political Operative And Aide To President Trump, Guilty In False-Statements Trial

By NPR News November 15, 2019

Former Trump adviser Roger Stone leaves a Washington, D.C., courthouse Friday after being found guilty of obstructing a congressional investigation into Russia's interference in the 2016 election. CREDIT: Win McNamee/Getty Images

Stone faced charges that he lied to congressional investigators and obstructed an official proceeding. He pleaded not guilty and said he had done nothing wrong. Read More

Sweden Reopens Inquiry Into Julian Assange Over Rape Allegations

By NPR News May 13, 2019

State prosecutor Eva-Marie Persson announced Monday that Sweden is reopening its investigation of Julian Assange over rape allegations from 2010. CREDIT: Jonathan Nackstrand /AFP/Getty Images

Swedish prosecutors will file a European arrest warrant for the WikiLeaks founder. They had idled the case while Assange was holed up in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London.Read More

Chelsea Manning Is Freed From Jail, Faces New Subpoena In WikiLeaks Case

By NPR News May 11, 2019

Chelsea Manning, a former military intelligence analyst, was freed after refusing to testify about WikiLeaks, but she now faces a new subpoena. CREDIT: Ford Fischer/News2Share/Reuters

Manning is due to return to federal court on May 16. Despite an offer of immunity, she has refused to answer questions about WikiLeaks, saying she already has shared everything she knows.Read More

How Much Did WikiLeaks Damage U.S. National Security?

By NPR News April 12, 2019

WikiLeaks has made multiple disclosures over the past decade, including one in March 2017 when the group released what it said were CIA technical documents on a range of spying techniques. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images

This question has been a source of debate since the group published hundreds of thousands of U.S. military documents and diplomatic cables in 2010, many related to U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.Read More

Chelsea Manning Jailed After Refusing To Testify About WikiLeaks

By NPR News March 8, 2019

Attorneys for Chelsea Manning — Moira Meltzer-Cohen, left, and Christopher Leibig — speak after she was taken into custody after refusing to answer questions from a federal grand jury investigating the release of documents to WikiLeaks. Win McNamee/Getty Images

Former Army Pvt. Chelsea Manning is back in official custody, jailed over her refusal to testify before a grand jury in a case involving Julian Assange and WikiLeaks.Read More