Robert F Kennedy Jr hails Julian Assange's release, calls him a ‘generational hero’

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has expressed concerns about the plea deal that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has had to agree to, calling it bad news and a big blow to freedom of the press.ge..

Assange has agreed to plead guilty to a single criminal count of conspiring to obtain and disclose classified U.S. national defense documents, according to court filings in the U.S. District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands..

Kennedy, while expressing his relief over Assange's release, posted on X (formerly Twitter): I am overjoyed..

While addressing the fact that Assange had to take the deal under the pressure, Kennedy stressed that the U.S. government, by pushing for this plea deal, has imposed a horrifying precedent for the future of press freedom..

The 70-year-old presidential hopeful argued that the U.S. has now extended its legal reach to foreign journalists, criminalizing actions that are considered standard practice in investigative journalism and poses a big blow to freedom of the press.. RFK Jr demands freedom for another two whistleblower..

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