I'm curious about why don't you trust anything Assange has to say? What generated this explicit distrust? Media reports? Former acquaintances? Personally, I'm

I'm curious about why don't you trust anything Assange has to say? What generated this explicit distrust? Media reports? Former acquaintances? Personally, I'm more inclined to distrust any media reports & criticism of Assange, because their sources tend to have some sort of ulterior motive (fame, smear, counter-intel). The best smear campaigns happen when you have recruited former insiders. It's more believable and the population likes juicy details. And to answer your question, Wikileaks has a staff member accompanying Snowden, so they probably have a clear idea of the situation.