The Espionage Acts [1] are criminal offenses so Assange doesn't have to testify. Unlike actual defense employees (Snowden), Assange didn't make any agreements

The Espionage Acts [1] are criminal offenses so Assange doesn't have to testify. Unlike actual defense employees (Snowden), Assange didn't make any agreements to protect classified information so it's just effectively a SLAPP [2] lawsuit. Imagine you were a comedian (John Oliver) and made fun of China's president (Winnie the Pooh) and then China asked for you to be extradited; I think you'd expect the US to tell China to pound sand. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Espionage_Act_of_1917 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Espionage_Act_of_1917 [2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_lawsuit_against_public_participation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_lawsuit_against_publ...