Wikileaks is a 'hostile intelligence service helped by Russia,' says CIA;
His comments were in sharp contrast to those made during last year's presidential election by Donald Trump and members of his campaign team - including Mr Pompeo himself Ref. Source 5c.
US authorities have prepared charges to seek the arrest of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, US officials familiar with the matter tell CNN.
The Justice Department investigation of Assange and WikiLeaks dates to at least 2010, when the site first gained wide attention for posting thousands of files stolen by the former US Army intelligence analyst now known as Chelsea Manning.
Prosecutors have struggled with whether the First Amendment precluded the prosecution of Assange, but now believe they have found a way to move forward. Ref. CNN.
Here's what will happen to Chelsea Manning after she is released this week. While Manning's court-martial conviction remains under appeal, she will remain a private in the Army after her release scheduled for Wednesday, Dave Foster, an Army spokesman, told USA TODAY. As an active duty soldier, Manning will continue to receive health care and have access to commissaries and military exchanges, but she will not be paid. Ref. USAToday.
Pvt. Chelsea Manning was released from prison. Wednesday after serving seven years of a 35-year sentence for leaking thousands of diplomatic cables and other secret documents to WikiLeaks, Army spokesman Cynthia Smith said. Manning's 2013 sentence was commuted in the final days of the Obama administration, a move that infuriated some in the military and President Trump. The transgender soldier, who entered prison as Bradley Manning, will remain an active-duty, unpaid soldier. Ref. USAToday.
Swedish prosecutors drop investigation into Julian Assange for suspected rape. Swedish prosecutors announced Friday that their investigation into WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange for suspected rape has been discontinued. Assange has been holed in in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London since 2012. Ref. USAToday.