The biggest issue here imo is he encouraged his sources to get more information for him in way that could be considered to have a alleviated him of the protecti

The biggest issue here imo is he encouraged his sources to get more information for him in way that could be considered to have a alleviated him of the protections a journalist would normally receive. I used to be a fan of Assange but hes lost his way entirely. That being said the US government ought not to be prosecuting actual whistleblowers.