Julian Assange May Be Offered Plea Deal

“The U.S. Justice Department is considering whether to allow Julian Assange to plead guilty to a reduced charge of mishandling classified information, opening up the possibility of a deal that could eventually result in his release from a British jail,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

“The talks come as Assange has spent some five years behind bars. U.S. prosecutors face diminishing odds that he would serve much more time even if he were convicted stateside.”