American officials want Julian Assange brought to the U.S. to face 18 counts related to illegally obtaining and disclosing classified data. If convicted of all charges, he faces a maximum of 175 years in prison.
related to illegally obtaining, receiving and disclosing classified information in 2010. He is accused of conspiring with Chelsea Manning, a former intelligence analyst in the U.S. Army, in a coordinated effort to compromise U.S. government computer networks, and obtain and publish classified documents related to national security.
Assange's lawyers will try to make their case later this week that the charges are politically motivated and that their client simply acted as a journalist and publisher.
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