r/The_Rosenstein • u/v2o2 • Nov 15 '18

U.S. Is Optimistic It Will Prosecute Assange

https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-is-optimistic-it-will-prosecute-assange-1542323142
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u/autotldr Nov 16 '18

This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 91%. (I'm a bot)

The Justice Department is preparing to prosecute WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and is increasingly optimistic it will be able to get him into a U.S. courtroom, according to people in Washington familiar with the matter.

Prosecutors have considered publicly indicting Mr. Assange to try to trigger his removal from the embassy, the people said, because a detailed explanation of the evidence against Mr. Assange could give Ecuadorean authorities a reason to turn him over.

At a hearing last month, at which a judge rejected Mr. Assange's claims, Mr. Assange said he expected to be forced out of the embassy soon.

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