Barry Pollack, lawyer for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, speaks to the media outside the federal court in Saipan, Mariana Islands, Wednesday, June 26 2024. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Barry Pollack a lawyer for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange speaks to the press outside the United States courthouse in Saipan, Mariana Islands, Wednesday, June 26, 2024, after Assange made a plea deal. Assange has pleaded guilty to obtaining and publishing U.S. military secrets in a deal with Justice Department prosecutors that secures his liberty and concludes a drawn-out legal saga that raised divisive questions about press freedom and national security. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Journalists wait for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange outside the court where he is expected to enter a plea deal, in Saipan, Mariana Islands, Wednesday, June 26 2024. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
FILE - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange gestures after landing at RAAF air base Fairbairn in Canberra, Australia, June 26 2024. The abrupt guilty plea by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was the culmination of negotiations that began a year and a half ago and accelerated in recent months.(AP Photo/Rick Rycroft, File)
Journalists wait for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in Saipan, Mariana Islands, Wednesday, June 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
FILE - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange waves after landing at RAAF air base Fairbairn in Canberra, Australia, June 26 2024. The abrupt guilty plea by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was the culmination of negotiations that began a year and a half ago and accelerated in recent months. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft, File)
FILE - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, center, arrives at the United States courthouse in Saipan, Mariana Islands, June 26, 2024. The abrupt guilty plea by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was the culmination of negotiations that began a year and a half ago and accelerated in recent months. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)
FILE - This screen grab from the X account of Wikileaks shows Julian Assange on board a flight to Bangkok, Thailand, following his release from prison on Tuesday June 25, 2024. The abrupt guilty plea by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was the culmination of negotiations that began a year and a half ago and accelerated in recent months.(@WikiLeaks, via AP)