# John Demers

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 0 sources.

- Kind: person
- Role: Assistant Attorney General for National Security
- Jurisdiction: United States

## Incidents

| Date | Incident | Role | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 23, 2019 | [United States indicts WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange under the Espionage Act](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2019-us-assange-espionage-act-indictment) | ordered | historical |

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