Matt Taibbi did a pretty good write-up on why the indictment is big deal.[0] Basically, there has been a long push towards a "leaks are criminal activity" ment

Matt Taibbi did a pretty good write-up on why the indictment is big deal.[0] Basically, there has been a long push towards a "leaks are criminal activity" mentality. If publishing leaked information gets classified as a crime, soon there will be no real reporting left. The moneyshot of the article is about third of the way in: "Reporters regularly publish stolen, hacked and illegally-obtained material. A case that defined such behavior as criminal conspiracy would be devastating. It would have every reporter in the country ripping national security sources out of their rolodexes and tossing them in the trash." So whatever you may think of Assange the person, his case can have far-reaching consequences. 0: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/taibbi-julian-assange-case-wikileaks-758883/ https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/taibbi-j...