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In a development that could advance the probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election and have major implications for those who publish government secrets, the WikiLeaks’s Julian Assange has been charged under seal, prosecutors inadvertently revealed in a court filing from another case.
By Matt Zapotosky & Devlin Barret @ WashingtonPost.com, Nov. 15, 11:19 pm
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been charged under seal, prosecutors inadvertently revealed in a recently unsealed court filing — a development that could significantly advance the probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election and have major implications for those who publish government secrets.
The disclosure came in a filing in a case unrelated to Assange. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kellen S. Dwyer, urging a judge to keep the matter sealed, wrote that “due to the sophistication of the defendant and the publicity surrounding the case, no other procedure is likely to keep confidential the fact that Assange has been charged.” Later, Dwyer wrote the charges would “need to remain sealed until Assange is arrested.”
Dwyer is also assigned to the WikiLeaks case. People familiar with the matter said what Dwyer was disclosing was true, but unintentional.
Joshua Stueve, a spokesman for the U.S. attorney’s office in the Eastern District of Virginia, said, “The court filing was made in error. That was not the intended name for this filing." [.....]
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by artappraiser on Fri, 11/16/2018 - 2:36am
Prosecutors Have Prepared Indictment of Julian Assange, a Filing Reveals
A professor made the discovery in a passage included in an unrelated court filing. It is not clear whether charges have been filed.
A case against Julian Assange could have implications for the special counsel inquiry as well as the publication of government secrets.
By Charlie Savage & Michael S. Schmidt @ NYTimes.com, 21 min. ago
by artappraiser on Fri, 11/16/2018 - 3:00am
NYTimes' editors have put this 2016 story link on the current home page with other Assange-related stories:
In 2016, a Times examination found that WikiLeaks’ document releases often benefited Russia, at the expense of the West. Aug. 31, 2016
by artappraiser on Fri, 11/16/2018 - 3:03am
Text messages show Roger Stone and friend discussing WikiLeaks plans
by artappraiser on Fri, 11/16/2018 - 3:17pm