Defense lawyers say they will seek French asylum for Assange

PARIS (AP) — Julian Assange’s European defense teamsaid Thursday it will try to seek asylum in France for the Wikileaks founder, whose trial for extradition to the United States on spying charges starts next weekin London. “We consider the situation is sufficientlyseriousthat our duty is to talk about it” with President Emmanuel Macron, prominent French […]