US government appeals UK ruling against Julian Assange's extradition

Justice department confirms Joe Biden intends to have WikiLeak’s co-founder stand trial in USThe US government has appealed a UK judge’s ruling against the extradition of the WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange, according to a justice department official.The appeal made clear that Joe Biden intends to have Assange stand trial on espionage- and hacking-related charges over WikiLeaks’ publication of hundreds of thousands of US military and diplomatic documents. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/media/2021/feb/12/us-government-appeals-uk-ruling-against-julian-assanges-extradition-joe-biden-wikileaks #julian_assange #biden_administration #joe_biden #wikileaks #us_foreign_policy #media #us_news #world_news #uk_news #us_politics