U.S. submits formal extradition request for Julian Assange
Assange faces an 18-count indictment that accuses him of soliciting and publishing classified information and of conspiring with Chelsea Manning
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Assange faces an 18-count indictment that accuses him of soliciting and publishing classified information and of conspiring with Chelsea Manning
The Justice Department said Assange "engaged in real-time discussions regarding [Chelsea] Manning's transmission of classified records"
"Whether I'm placed in confinement or not I'm not going to comply with this grand jury," Manning told reporters
Renewed investigation means British justice authorities may have to decide whether to hand the WikiLeaks hacker over to U.S. or Swedish authorities
Manning said in March she objects to the secrecy of the grand jury process, and said she had already revealed everything she knows at her court martial
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After his arrest in London, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange could be extradited to the United States, where's he's charged in a conspiracy to hack Pentagon data in 2010. CBS News Washington correspondent Paula Reid joined CBSN to explain what's next in the legal fight to bring Assange to the U.S.
The U.S. Justice Department announced Thursday that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been charged in a computer hacking conspiracy. He is accused of conspiring with Chelsea Manning to break into a computer at the Pentagon. CBS News correspondents Paula Reid and Imtiaz Tyab join CBSN to discuss Assange's legal trouble.
The U.S. has announced charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, after he was taken into custody by British authorities in London. The charges stem from his alleged conspiracy with Chelsea Manning to release secret military documents. Washington Post national security reporter Ellen Nakashima joins CBSN to break down Assange's legal issues.
London's Metropolitan Police confirmed that Assange had been arrested Thursday
The gay Afghanistan vet also criticized Snowden leaks and slammed Vice President Mike Pence in an interview with CBS News Radio
She told the judge she "will accept whatever you bring upon me"
Chelsea Manning, a former Army intelligence analyst, has been ordered to go to jail for refusing to testify before a grand jury investigating Wikileaks.
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Manning has recently turned to politics, seeking to unseat Democratic Sen. Ben Cardin in Maryland
Manning, 30, filed to run in January and has been registered to vote in Maryland since August
There were no details released about Lamo's death
Manning was convicted of giving classified documents to WikiLeaks, but former President Barack Obama granted her clemency
Manning said she wasn't admitted because she was convicted of offenses deemed equivalent to treason in Canada
Move comes after current CIA director and a former acting CIA chief balk at school's controversial decision to give her that title
Morell says he can't remain at an organization "that honors a convicted felon and leaker of classified information"
"Guess this is what freedom looks like," the transgender soldier-turned-activist tweeted with the image