Lawyers representing Julian Assange disputed the U.S. government’s claim that he solicited classified material and recklessly endangered lives when he published it, while trying to determine whether the WikiLeaks founder should be extradited to the U.S.
LONDON—Lawyers representing Julian Assange on Tuesday disputed the U.S. government’s claim that he solicited classified material and recklessly endangered lives when he published it, on the second day of a hearing to determine whether the WikiLeaks founder should be extradited to the U.S. to stand trial.
His defense team said that Mr. Assange, in fact, tried to warn then-U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that the names of U.S. intelligence sources WikiLeaks had kept secret were about to be published by other outlets...
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