Wikileaks Release, U.S. Justice Department Probing

Nov. 29 (Profile Facts) -- The U.S. Justice Department has an “active, ongoing criminal investigation” into the release of sensitive government documents by the WikiLeaks website, Attorney General Eric Holder said today.

The release of leaked diplomatic cables by Wikileaks yesterday “puts at risk the lives of individuals” serving the U.S., Holder said at a news conference in Washington. “I condemn the action.”