DOJ officials are aware of 1A optics in this case & emphasized that “Assange is not being charged simply because he is a publisher."
— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) May 23, 2019
“We are not charging Assange for passively obtaining classified information," said US attorney for EDVA Zach Terwilliger.https://t.co/h4nb67ZeTJ
https://twitter.com/sam_vinograd/status/1131674047228588038
Today the Trump DOJ becomes the first administration to ever charge a publisher with *espionage* — an assertive, unprecedented legal crackdown on the traditional rights and protections for publishers.
— Ari Melber (@AriMelber) May 23, 2019
That is a legal fact, regardless of one’s views of Julian Assange.
