Biden Says He’s ‘Considering’ Request to Drop Julian Assange’s Prosecution
President Joe Biden said Wednesday that the U.S. is “considering” dropping its years-long attempt to prosecute Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder who was central to publishing a trove of classified U.S. military intel starting in 2006.
That comment from Biden, made to reporters outside the White House, comes two months after the Australian parliament approved a motion that called for Assange to be released to his home country of Australia.
A reporter mentioned the motion Wednesday when asking Biden about ending Assange’s prosecution, to which the president responded, “We’re considering it.” He said nothing more about Assange.