Julian Assange has always feared extradition to the United States in connection to his work with WikiLeaks. That concern has been a key reason he remained holed up in the relative safety of Ecuador’s central London embassy. WikiLeaks posted thousands of emails stolen from Democrats by Russian agents during the election. Embarrassingly, a bungled US court filing in November revealed the US' efforts to criminally charge Assange. On Thursday, one of Assange's lawyers confirmed the WikiLeaks founder had been arrested on behalf of the US.

Source: CNN April 11, 2019 10:03 UTC