WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is seen on the balcony of the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, Britain, May 19, 2017. (Reuters)
Daily Mail: Justice Department is 'preparing to prosecute WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange' and is discussing several charges the whistleblower could face in a US courtroom
* US prosecutors have discussed charges they could bring against Julian Assange
* The Wikileaks Founder has been living in the Ecuadorian embassy in London
* However his relationship with Ecuador who granted him political asylum has deteriorated and the country no longer plans to intervene on his behalf
* The country's president Lenin Moreno has described him as 'a stone in our shoe'
* The Justice Department has investigated Assange for years after thousands of classified war reports were published on the Wikileaks' website in 2010
The Justice Department is considering bringing charges against Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange amid worsening relations with the country that granted him political asylum, it has emerged.
Assange has been living in the Ecuadorian embassy in London since 2012, fearing he will be extradited to the United States for questioning over the activities of WikiLeaks if he leaves.
However last month, Ecuador's foreign minister said the country no longer planned to intervene on Assange's behalf in discussions with the British government about his asylum status and case.
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WNU Editor: The U.S. Justice Department seems very confident that they are going to have him soon.
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