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Julian Assange faces hacking conspiracy charge in U.S.

Name: Julian Assange faces hacking conspiracy charge in U.S.
Uploaded: 2019-04-11T11:17:21-0400
Duration: 5 min 36 s
Description: 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. 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.