Julian Assange appeared to fight back tears and said “I can’t think properly” as he faced court to fight extradition to the US.
The WikiLeaks founder also mumbled, paused and stuttered as he confirmed his name and date of birth at the beginning of the start of a case management hearing in London on Monday.
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Mr Assange’s barrister, Mark Summers, described the extradition bid as “a political attempt” by Donald Trump’s administration to “signal to journalists the consequences of publishing information”.
“It is legally unprecedented,” he told the court.
Mr Summers said there was a “direct link” between Mr Trump’s election and the “reinvigoration” of the investigation, which had concluded under Barack Obama’s presidency without any charges against Mr Assange.
Julian Assange appeared to fight back tears and said “I can’t think properly” as he faced court to fight extradition to the US. The WikiLeaks founder also mumbled, paused and stuttered as he
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