A demonstrator holds a placard, after Stella Assange, wife of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, released a statement outside the Royal Courts of Justice, in London, Tuesday. Alberto Pezzali/AP hide caption
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Former President Donald Trump waves to supporters as he leaves federal courthouse in Fort Pierce, Fla., on Thursday. Wilfredo Lee/AP hide caption
Judge denies motion to dismiss charges against Trump in documents case
Prosecutor Eva-Marie Persson comments on the court's decision not to detain WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange during a news conference Monday in Uppsala, Sweden. Fredrik Sandberg/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, shown here earlier this month, is reportedly suffering from poor health. Jack Taylor/Getty Images hide caption
Reality Winner leaves the Augusta Courthouse on June 8, 2017, in Augusta, Ga. Winner, a former intelligence industry contractor, pleaded guilty to leaking National Security Agency documents. Sean Rayford/Getty Images hide caption
Reporters wait in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on June 23, 2017. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
Opinion: Calling The Press The Enemy Of The People Is A Menacing Move
Reality Winner, shown exiting the Augusta Courthouse on June 8, 2017, has pleaded guilty to violating the Espionage Act. She was an intelligence industry contractor accused of leaking National Security Agency documents to a news site. Sean Rayford/Getty Images hide caption
Ethel and Julius Rosenberg attend their 1951 trial in New York. They were charged and convicted of giving nuclear secrets to the Soviet Union under the 1917 Espionage Act. The law was intended for spies but has been used by the Obama and Trump administrations to prosecute suspected national security leakers. AP hide caption
Once Reserved For Spies, Espionage Act Now Used Against Suspected Leakers
