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Claim 239

The Justice Department said Assange's actions risked serious harm to United States national security.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement
The Justice Department said Assange's actions risked serious harm to United States national security.
Field
stated_justification
Value
DOJ alleges harm to national security
About
incident 2019-us-assange-espionage-act-indictment
Source
Julian Assange charged with violating Espionage Act in 18-count indictment
Publisher
ABC News
Method
outlet report
Checked
2026-09-22
Confidence
medium
Status
current
Source date
2019-05-23

Quotation from the source

Assange's actions risked serious harm to United States national security to the benefit of our adversaries.