President Joe Biden has indicated that he is “considering” a request from Australia to drop charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
Biden made the admission during a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the White House on Wednesday. Assange is currently facing 17 espionage charges and one charge of computer misuse, exposing him to a maximum of 175 years in prison.
“We’re considering it,” Biden said in response to a question as to whether the U.S. would accept a request from Australia to drop charges against Assange.
Video of Joe Biden replying ‘we’re considering it’ to a reporter asking whether the US will drop the charges against Julian Assange
Did he mean to say this? Or was this another slip-up? https://t.co/N3cmlaCjus https://t.co/HQoVUKmoyc pic.twitter.com/lCDtiQp572
— Afshin Rattansi (@afshinrattansi) April 10, 2024
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