Assange lawyer complains of ‘Trump manipulation’

Julian Assange’s barrister complained of ‘manipulation’ involving President Trump today (mon) after learning the WikiLeaks founder is facing a new US government indictment. Assange, 48, is wanted in the US for allegedly conspiring with army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning to expose military secrets between January and May 2010. A US grand jury has indicted him on 18 charges – 17 of which fall under the Espionage Act – including conspiracy to receive, obtain and disclose classified diplomatic and military documents….