JEFFREY TOOBIN, CNN LEGAL ANALYST: Well, I think he is in big trouble in both realms.

Hoholnews : The man behind the leaking of classified documents remains in jail tonight, but not for dumping secret diplomatic cables. Julian Assange will be held in a London jail for a week. He surrendered to police after Sweden issued a warrant for his arrest over allegations of sex crimes. The detention of Assange buys the U.S. Justice Department a little time as it scrambles to find a crime to charge him on.

It was a mob scene outside of the London court. Several celebrities came forward on Assange's behalf today, and his attorney issued this blunt warning.

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MARK STEPHENS, JULIAN ASSANGE ATTORNEY: A number of people are prepared to stand up on behalf of Mr. Assange and prepare his innocence. In those circumstances, I think we will see another bail application and they were about the tip of an iceberg. This is going to go viral. Many people will come forward to stand assurances for Mr. Assange. Many believe Mr. Assange to be innocent, myself included, and many people believe that this prosecution is politically motivated.

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KATHLEEN PARKER, HOST: Meanwhile, WikiLeaks say it's operating as usual and that it plans to release even more documents on schedule. The company posted a massive encrypted file that Assange's lawyer called a thermonuclear device. He says it will be activated if WikiLeaks is shut down.

SPITZER: Joining us tonight to discuss WikiLeaks and Assange are Naomi Wolf, who is concerned about the dangers to democracy by manipulating the law and the detainment of Assange. And Clay Shirky is an expert on social networking and admittedly conflicted about how to handle Assange and WikiLeaks in this circumstance. And for the legal perspective, we've asked CNN's Jeff Toobin to join us.

Welcome to you all.

NAOMI WOLF, AUTHOR, "THE END OF AMERICA": Thank you.

SPITZER: All right, Jeff, let me ask you this question. Two discreet legal issues to be confronted. First his potential exposure in Sweden or I guess in London for the events in Sweden about sexual assaults that are alleged. Second, the events relating to the leaking and the publication of the diplomatic documents. How do you assess his legal exposure?

JEFFREY TOOBIN, CNN LEGAL ANALYST: Well, I think he is in big trouble in both realms. The Swedish government has now filed formal charges against him and are seeking his extradition. Most of the time, extradition is successful. And it is likely, I think, that he will go back into Sweden sooner or later. Delay, of course, is always possible.

In terms of the WikiLeaks case, the case about disclosure of classified information, there have been no charges yet. But when you have the attorney general of the United States hold a press conference, the sole purpose of which is to say we are investigating this guy and his group for criminal activity, it's a safe bet the charges will be filed soon, and I think they will be.

PARKER: What's so hard about just charging him with receiving stolen government documents?

TOOBIN: Because you have to put the pieces together for a criminal case. Who actually just got these documents? How did they get on to WikiLeaks, on to the Web site? Who physically put them there? What was Assange's role in getting -- was it a thumb drive from point A to point B? All of that may be known to the U.S. government. It's certainly not known to the public now, and you can't bring a criminal case unless you can actually connect the evidentiary dots. 

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