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      Daniel Ellsberg

      Revealing He Too Had Manning Leaks, Ellsberg Dares DOJ to Prosecute Him Like Assange

      "Let's take this to the Supreme Court," says the Pentagon Papers whistleblower, taking aim at what he argues is an unconstitutional use of the Espionage Act.

      Jessica Corbett
      Dec 07, 2022

      Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg on Tuesday dared U.S. prosecutors to come after him like they have Julian Assange by revealing in a BBC News interview that the WikiLeaks publisher sent him a backup of leaked materials from former military analyst Chelsea Manning.

      "Let me tell you a secret. I had possession of all the Chelsea Manning information before it came out in the press," Ellsberg said to BBC's Stephen Sackur in the on-camera interview. "I've never said that publicly."

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      Assange extradition protest

      Assange Makes Final Appeal Against US Extradition

      "If Julian Assange is not free, neither are we," said a protester at a Friday demonstration against the WikiLeaks founder's impending transfer. "None of us is free."

      Brett Wilkins
      Jul 01, 2022

      In a last-ditch effort to avoid extradition to the United States, lawyers for jailed WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Friday appealed to the United Kingdom's High Court to block the transfer.

      "We also urge the Australian government to intervene immediately in the case to end this nightmare."

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      Spain's High Court Demands Pompeo Testify on Alleged Plot to Kidnap or Kill Assange

      Spain's High Court Demands Pompeo Testify on Alleged Plot to Kidnap or Kill Assange

      The former U.S. secretary of state and CIA director was summoned to give testimony related to alleged spying on the jailed WikiLeaks founder by a Spanish security firm.

      Brett Wilkins
      Jun 06, 2022

      A judge on Spain's highest court has summoned former U.S. Secretary of State and Central Intelligence Agency Director Mike Pompeo to testify about an alleged Trump administration plot to kill or kidnap jailed WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, according to a report published on Friday.

      Spain's ABCreports National High Court Judge Santiago Pedraz issued the summons, which compels Pompeo to testify as part of an investigation of alleged illicit spying on Assange by Spanish security firm U.C. Global while the Australian was exiled in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London.

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