US mulls plea deal for Julian Assange in WikiLeaks case
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The US government is considering a plea bargain for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, per the Wall Street Journal. The deal would permit Assange to admit guilt for leaking classified documents, a minor offense, in return for dismissing the existing charges under the Espionage Act. Assange is facing 18 charges for publishing thousands of classified US government documents related to the Afghanistan and Iraq wars. His legal representatives said they had not been apprised of any shift in the prosecution's approach.