It's confirmed. Assangs is out. Agreed to a plea deal with punishment being time served.

Assange To Be Freed: DoJ Agrees 'Time Served' Plea Deal With WikiLeaks Founder

Assange will plead guilty to leaking US national security secrets and return (a free man) to his native Australia...

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/assange-be-freed-doj-agrees-time-served-plea-deal-wikileaks-founder

It has been 44 minutes since I rebooted and got back to 4um. I will now attempt to confirm this story. I am back. It took another 12 minutes tp load Zerohedge and to post the above blurb. I am on Chrome. It will get better as I progress through this session.

Actually, it's a bit premature. His wife is quoted as saying he "is free", but that certainly won't be before a plea deal is formalized which is expected to be this week.

He's pleaing guilty to a single charge for time served. This mitigates any risk of him suing the USA for malicious persecution, though maybe he still could for attempted murder.

Update(2124ET): WikiLeaks has released its first footage showing Julian Assange as a free man, emerging from Belmarsh prison looking triumphant and joyous, and soon after boarding a plane to his native Australia...

Below is the official statement from WikiLeaks:

JULIAN ASSANGE IS FREE Julian Assange is free. He left Belmarsh maximum security prison on the morning of 24 June, after having spent 1901 days there. He was granted bail by the High Court in London and was released at Stansted airport during the afternoon, where he boarded a plane and departed the UK. This is the result of a global campaign that spanned grass-roots organisers, press freedom campaigners, legislators and leaders from across the political spectrum, all the way to the United Nations.

This created the space for a long period of negotiations with the US Department of Justice, leading to a deal that has not yet been formally finalised. We will provide more information as soon as possible. After more than five years in a 2x3 metre cell, isolated 23 hours a day, he will soon reunite with his wife Stella Assange, and their children, who have only known their father from behind bars.

WikiLeaks published groundbreaking stories of government corruption and human rights abuses, holding the powerful accountable for their actions. As editor-in-chief, Julian paid severely for these principles, and for the people's right to know. As he returns to Australia, we thank all who stood by us, fought for us, and remained utterly committed in the fight for his freedom. Julian's freedom is our freedom.

Below is a video statement from his wife, Stella Assange:

well ill be a sumbitch. THanks for the pleasant news horse. how bout that.. I thought for sure they would Clinton him..... unless they did and thats a body double.

Im gonna say huzzah anyways.

Assange is back in AU now.

Julian Assange was harassed because people don't support free speech.

Thank God for Elon Musk he lets opposing people speak if they don't violate the law. We need more people like him.

I wonder if Julian will go back to wiki leaks or if is afraid now.