Biden ‘considering’ ending prosecution of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange

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President Joe Biden is weighing ending the yearslong prosecution of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange stemming from his 2010 publication of classified United States Army intelligence.

Assange is being held by the authorities in the United Kingdom. A U.K. judge ruled in March that Assange cannot be extradited to the U.S. without guarantees that he will not receive a death sentence.

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