True. I'm not American, but I think that two points are relevant to the discussion - few people in American history have been prosecuted for leaking classifie

True. I'm not American, but I think that two points are relevant to the discussion - few people in American history have been prosecuted for leaking classified documents, the most simple explanation is that it would mean revealing even more classified documents during the trial - journalist can’t be punished for publishing info that was obtained illegally, as long as the journalist didn’t do anything illegal Assange is accused of helping the leaker to obtain the documents illegally, which is illegal. I don't know if that's true or not, but that's what DOJ is charging him with.