Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, a Democrat who is running for president, criticized the DOJ's indictment of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, saying it puts the US government on a 'dangerous and slippery slope' in its treatment of journalists and all Americans
Washington A Democratic congresswoman who is running for president criticized on Thursday the Justice Department's indictment of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, saying it puts the US government on a"dangerous and slippery slope" in its treatment of journalists and all Americans.
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii, who also serves in the National Guard, told CNN's Jake Tapper that much of the information released by Assange provided transparency on important issues. "I think what's happening here is, unfortunately, it is some form of retaliation coming from the government saying, 'Hey, this is what happens when you release information that we don't want you to release,'"Gabbard said on"The Lead.
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