Julian Assange put people in danger, US state department says after his release

US state department official Matthew Miller says Julian Assange 'put the lives of our partners, our allies and our diplomats at risk'. The WikiLeaks founder walked away a free man on Wednesday after pleading guilty to a single criminal count of conspiring to obtain and disclose classified defence documents, in a deal that allowed him to return home to Australia and brought a conclusion to a 14-year legal saga. Miller says the involvement of the state department was 'very limited' in this case, as it mostly pertained to law enforcement