I don't think anyone's alleging it's against the law to time news releases. But both countries (both US and UK) have violated their own laws time and again in t

I don't think anyone's alleging it's against the law to time news releases. But both countries (both US and UK) have violated their own laws time and again in the persecution of Julian Assange. They have thrown all pretense of due process (e.g. access to attorney) and human rights (denial of medical care) out the window, just to punish him. There were 10+ violations that would have been more than enough to let a murderer go free. The problem, in other words, with Assange is that he didn't really commit a crime, or more to the point, that's not why the US is after him. And clearly, as a country, the US is perfectly willing to violate it's own constitution to punish this person. The allegation is that this is, among other things, due to the timing of the releases. And because of the danger that it would make Hillary Clinton lose the election. It would be funny if it wasn't both such a sad, sad failure for the US state and an enormous crime, committed by the state.