Good article resteemed. To be clear, this is not just a Trump administration issue. Hillary wanted to drone strike Assange. Obama wanted him arrested. To be clear. The decision to cave was on Ecuador, and the UK, but it has been something the pressure has been on to do since the beginning. It just happens to have culminated during the Trump administration.

If Trump was on the ball here he'd pardon Assange, as the only people threatened by Assange are the Swamp Creatures that Trump promised to get rid of by draining the swamp. The problem is when you wade into the swamp, if you don't act quick you risk becoming part of it.

Many politicians have talked about Assange and Treason for years and saying he should be killed. In both parties.

The problem is Assange as you stated is NOT a U.S. Citizen and therefore it is impossible for him to commit treason against the U.S.

Not to mention that he did nothing more than any other Journalist with access to that information would do. In fact he had far more integrity than most of them these days.

The phrase they are saying is him encouraging Manning with is flimsy. It isn't even asking for an act. It is an observation. It basically is saying that once you've seen the things hidden in the corner, it is hard not to notice what is in other corners. That is not encouragement. It is an observation.

Let's also be clear that there are still people in the Trump administration that were also part of the Obama administration, and other administrations. The true establishment in D.C. is all of those people that have no term limits.