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Exclusive | Julian Assange, Justice Department Exploring Guilty Plea to
End 14-Year Legal Drama
Aruna Viswanatha in Washington and Max Colchester in London

March 20, 2024

The U.S. Justice Department is considering whether to allow Julian Assange
to plead guilty to a reduced charge of mishandling classified information, according to people familiar with the matter, opening up the possibility
of a deal that could eventually result in his release from a British jail.

Assange, the divisive WikiLeaks founder, is fighting a drawn-out legal
battle with the British government to avoid being extradited to the U.S.
to face trial for publishing thousands of confidential U.S. military
records and diplomatic cables around 2010. A U.K. court is currently considering whether to allow a last-ditch appeal by the 52-year-old. After
U.S. prosecutors charged him in 2019, U.K. law-enforcement officials apprehended him, and he has been in a London prison ever since.
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