Assange's wife expresses cautious hope as Biden suggests US might drop case - The Boston Globe

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

42% : Those three words offered the suggestion that the United States might no longer pursue Assange on charges under the Espionage Act over WikiLeaks' publishing of tens of thousands of secret military and diplomatic documents more than a decade ago.Stella Assange said the timing of the president's statement was notable coming just days before a deadline in the British court hearings on her husband's extradition.
32% : Weeks later, in May 2019, the United States' indictment accused him of having violated the Espionage Act by soliciting and publishing the secret government information, charges that raise First Amendment issues.
21% : "The indictment against Assange, 52, was filed under the administration of Biden's predecessor, Donald Trump, in 2019, nine years after WikiLeaks published tens of thousands of secret military and diplomatic documents that included revelations about civilian deaths in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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