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In 2010, Assange’s actions led to the leak of approximately 250,000 State Department diplomatic cables and military documents from Iraq and Afghanistan. The U.S. Justice Department indicted him in 2019, labeling it one of the largest breaches of classified information in the country’s history. The government argued that Assange’s publication, particularly the revelation of source identities, posed an imminent threat to lives and national interests.