Biden says he is ‘considering’ Australian call to drop Julian Assange charges
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US prosecutors say the WikiLeaks founder encouraged and helped Chelsea Manning steal classified files before publishing themJoe Biden said on Wednesday that he was considering a request from Australia to drop the decade-long US push to prosecute the WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange for publishing a trove of American classified documents.For years, Australia has called on the US to drop its prosecution against Assange, an Australian citizen who has fought American extradition efforts from prison...

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