Julian Assange

Roger Stone Convicted on All Counts - Obstruction, Witness Tampering, and Lying to Congress

| Importance: 8/10

A federal jury convicted longtime Trump advisor Roger Stone on all seven counts: one count of obstruction of an official proceeding, five counts of making false statements to Congress, and one count of witness tampering. The conviction stemmed from Stone’s efforts to obstruct the House …

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Julian Assange Charged Under Espionage Act - Unprecedented Attack on Press Freedom

| Importance: 9/10

A U.S. grand jury added 17 counts under the Espionage Act to the federal indictment against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, marking the first time in American history that the government used the 1917 anti-spying law to prosecute a publisher for receiving and publishing truthful classified …

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WikiLeaks Releases 20,000 Stolen DNC Emails Three Days Before Democratic Convention

| Importance: 10/10

On July 22, 2016, WikiLeaks released 19,252 DNC emails and 8,034 attachments stolen by Russian GRU intelligence—strategically timed for maximum political damage just three days before the Democratic National Convention. The release, coordinated between Russian intelligence (via Guccifer 2.0), …

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Snowden Reveals NSA Mass Surveillance and PRISM Program

| Importance: 10/10

Edward Snowden leaked classified NSA documents to The Guardian and Washington Post, exposing the massive PRISM surveillance program that collected electronic communications from major internet companies without warrants. The revelations showed the NSA was systematically collecting phone and internet …

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