1/ British authorities arrested WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and charged by the U.S. with conspiracy to hack a classified Defense Department computer. The U.S. is seeking Assange’s extradition over allegations that he agreed to help former military analyst Chelsea Manning crack a password on a Defense Department computer, resulting in what the Justice Department called “one of the largest compromises of classified information in the history of the United States.� Assange is facing up to five years in prison. He had been living in the Ecuadoran Embassy in London for the past 2,487 days. During the 2016 presidential campaign, WikiLeaks released thousands of emails stolen from the Democratic National Committee and from Hillary Clinton’s campaign chairman, John Podesta. U.S. intelligence officials concluded the hacks were orchestrated by the Russian government. The conspiracy charge against Assange, however, is not related to Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russia’s election influence. (New York Times / Washington Post / Associated Press / The Guardian / NPR)

2/ Trump claimed that “I know nothing about WikiLeaks� despite declaring in October 2016 that “I love WikiLeaks.� During the 2016 campaign, then-candidate Trump praised WikiLeaks more than 140 times for leaking DNC and Clinton campaign emails. At one point during the campaign, Trump publicly encouraged the Russians “to find the 30,000 emails (from Hillary Clinton’s server) that are missing.� Following Assange’s arrest, Trump told reporters: WikiLeaks is “not my thing.� (CNN / Politico)

3/ The Treasury Department missed the deadline set by Democrats to hand over Trump’s tax returns. In a letter to the House Ways and Means Committee, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said he has “serious issues� with the request for six years of Trump’s personal and some business returns. Mnuchin added that he was consulting with the Justice Department as to the “constitutional scope� and “legitimacy of the asserted legislative purpose� of the request. Hours earlier, Trump flatly rejected the request for his tax returns, telling reporters: “I won’t do it.� The issue could ultimately be decided by the Supreme Court. (Politico / Vox / Washington Post / New York Times)