WASHINGTON (Reuters) - WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange's crusade for greater official transparency could backfire by provoking a U.S. government crackdown on leaks that might entangle even journalists, legal experts warn.
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has said the Obama administration is examining whether criminal charges could be brought against Assange for helping make public hundreds of thousands of classified U.S. documents. Officials say one law under study is an espionage statute that has rarely been used against recipients of official leaks.
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