 As a free man as well in a deal brokered by the US Justice Department, Assange pleaded guilty to a single felony charge for publishing US military secrets. The plea deal that allowed Julian Assange to land here as a free man was organized by the Justice Department, not by the White House. And that's according to officials. But lawyers for Assange say they will be seeking a pardon from President Biden. That's because they're calling his prosecution unlawful.