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J.D. Tuccille

Biden Hints at Freedom for Julian Assange

It won't give him back the years he's spent in confinement, but WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange may finally get a bit of justice after years of persecution for embarrassing U.S. officials. Under pressure from the government of the journalist's home country of Australia, President Joe Biden said he's "considering" dropping the case against Assange. It's been a long time coming, but such a move would be welcomed not just by the prisoner, but by people everywhere who scrutinize government conduct.

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