Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) is bringing the brother of WikiLeaks Julian Assange to ‘President’ Joe Biden’s State of the Union Address that is scheduled for Thursday.
#FreeAssange President Biden will be looking at Julian Assange’s brother, Gabriel Shipton, in the House gallery Thursday night as Biden delivers the State of the Union. #SOTU https://t.co/CUtYjZwrPY pic.twitter.com/gnvuXUeP7E
— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) March 5, 2024
“The US government’s ongoing effort to prosecute Julian Assange threatens the First Amendment rights of Americans and should be opposed,” Massie said to The Courier Journal.
“During his term in office, I asked President Trump to pardon Mr. Assange, and I was disappointed by his failure to do so. President Biden should stop seeking Assange’s extradition and should instead drop the criminal charges currently being pursued by the Department of Justice,” he added.