Assange indicted May 24, 2019May 23, 2019 ~ susie 0 shares Share Tweet Pin DOJ officials are aware of 1A optics in this case & emphasized that “Assange is not being charged simply because he is a publisher."“We are not charging Assange for passively obtaining classified information," said US attorney for EDVA Zach Terwilliger.https://t.co/h4nb67ZeTJ— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) May 23, 2019 https://twitter.com/sam_vinograd/status/1131674047228588038 Today the Trump DOJ becomes the first administration to ever charge a publisher with *espionage* — an assertive, unprecedented legal crackdown on the traditional rights and protections for publishers. That is a legal fact, regardless of one’s views of Julian Assange.— Ari Melber (@AriMelber) May 23, 2019 Share this:FacebookXLike this:Like Loading... Published by susie View all posts by susie