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2020-03-12 | Judge Orders Chelsea Manning and Jeremy Hammond Released From Jail

'If extradited and convicted in a U.S. court, Assange could face as many as 175 years behind bars, which some experts believe could raise “profound First Amendment issues.”'

'Judge Anthony Trenga ordered both grand-jury resistors released, saying their testimony is no longer being sought after by prosecutors. '

'Had Hammond not been called to testify, close supporters say, it is possible he would already be a free man. '

'Documents ordering the release of Chelsea Manning and former AntiSec hacker Jeremy Hammond were signed on Thursday by the U.S. District judge who detained them both in a Virginia jail last year for refusing to testify in the federal grand jury investigating WikiLeaks. '

'Assange, currently confined in the U.K., faces a 17-count indictment in the U.S., including charges under the Espionage Act. '

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