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He is. Nine of the charges are Unauthorized Disclosure of National Defense Information under the Espionage Act



Right, because by assisting Manning in decrypting the files, Assange crossed the line that would have protected him as a journalist under well-established court rulings protecting freedom of the press.


He did not assist Manning in decrypting any files. Manning only accessed plaintext files. You are likely confusing the discussion related to cracking a password hash, which was unrelated to the documents.


This is in addition to the computer access charge.

Can you cite any case law making the argument that criminal behavior removes freedom of the press protections?




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