A State Department spokesperson was repeatedly asked by reporters to give examples of harm caused by the WikiLeaks releases but did not provide any. Chief U.S. District Judge Ramona V. Manglona in the U.S. territory of Saipan accepted Assange's guilty plea on Wednesday. The State Department spokesperson reiterated the U.S. position when asked about the judge's comments. The State Department said the Justice Department acted independently in the case. The spokesperson added that there was some limited coordination between the State Department and the Australian government recently.

Source: The Guardian June 27, 2024 06:38 UTC