'Encouraging': Julian Assange's lawyer on US 'considering' dropping charges

Julian Assange's lawyer Jennifer Robinson says she’s “encouraged” by Joe Biden’s remarks that the US is ‘considering’ dropping charges against the WikiLeaks founder. “We are of course encouraged by his response, this is what we have been asking for over five years,” Ms Robinson told Sky News Australia. “Since 2010 we’ve been saying this is a dangerous precedent that’s being set, “she said. “So, we certainly hope it was a serious remark and that the US will act on it.” Assange is facing 18 criminal charges in the United States related to material published on Assange's WikiLeaks website in 2010. If extradited, the WikiLeaks founder would be charged under the Espionage Act, adopted by the US during World War I to deal with spies and traitors.