Oversight

Former New York Times Chief Lawyer: Rally to Support Julian Assange — Even If You Hate Him

Why the Justice Department’s case against Assange sets an incredibly dangerous precedent

Trevor Timm
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Published in
9 min readNov 21, 2018
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It’s not a stretch to say that few people are disliked more within media circles than WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Yet…

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Trevor Timm
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Writer for

Trevor Timm is the executive director of Freedom of the Press Foundation. His writing has appeared the New York Times, the Guardian, and the Intercept.