Six US Representatives, Caroi Bush, Greg Casar, Jamaal Bowman, Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, Ayanna Pressley, and Ilhan Omar called upon Attorney General Merrick Garland to drop the charges against Julian Assange. On April 11, they wrote:
“We write you today to call on you to uphold the First Amendment’s protections for the freedom of the press by dropping the criminal charges against Australian publisher Julian Assange and withdrawing the American extradition request currently pending with the British government….
“The New York Times, The Guardian, El Pais, Le Monde, and Der Spiegel have taken the extraordinary step of publishing a joint statement in opposition to the indictment, warning that it ‘sets a dangerous precedent, and threatens to undermine America’s First Amendment and the freedom of the press.'
