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## Video: Biden’s Shifting Approach on the Assange WikiLeaks Extradition Case

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_Published 2024-04-12. President Joe Biden told reporters on Wednesday that he was considering a request made by the government of Australia to drop the extradition case against Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks who is currently imprisoned in the U.K._


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## Transcript

Well, this is an encouraging statement from President Biden live say that we have rised on behalf of Mr. Assange. Australia's national interests. That enough is enough that this needs to be brought to a conclusion and why priced it at 8 level of government in every possible why I will continue to engage diplomatically in that in order to achieve an outcome that I believe is Cheyenne's want to say well they say isn't encouraging comment from a present Baden. It's a complex issue. Is there a the Department of Justice that has responsibilities here in the separation of Palace it exists between the political Wing if you like and the Judiciary Subway having guys very much diplomatically at all levels though, including at the highest level of government.

I've been personally engaged in this since I became prominent. That consistent with the statements that I might as opposition laid ovulate. This must be brought to a conclusion and that mr. Sunshine has already made a significant progress and enough is enough. There's nothing to be gained by Mr. Innes assigns continued incarceration in my very strong View and I put that is so few of these drying cabinet where we discussed the news from yesterday afternoon that President made this remark that to his government was considering dropping the charges against him. Of course he is I think this is a positive step and delighted by that remark, but with enough of supporting information, so he has for the rest of us.

We need to know more what this entails what is consideration and Tails so that I hope will come to the surface in the next couple of days and so we can make make out what it really means but we expect and what we want and what Julian of course wants that this case that should never have been started is brought to an end. President Biden and his administration. They have the opportunity to end this after all it's not their case. This is stuff from Trump trump era. So why continue that Legacy it would be in line with the leave the policy that was taken under the Obama slots by to Administration and why not continue that that this is such an attack on the journalists that This is not take place.

This should be dropped and when we be freed from from this service attic on press freedom, and of course you're not competing with Julia. Just five years in inside this prison, but before that, of course the opportunity to taint in the Ecuadorian Embassy for 7 years.

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