# 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](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2019-us-assange-espionage-act-indictment)
- Source: Julian Assange charged with violating Espionage Act in 18-count indictment. https://abcnews.com/Politics/julian-assange-charged-18-count-indictment-wikileaks-disclosures/story?id=63234593
- 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.

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