This isn't about Assange, its about terrrorizing whistlblowers
This is the most evil part of the US government doing its (next to) best to keep people from exposing criminal actions by the worst of people (that are screwing the US over) in government. None of the criminals exposed have faced any charges, but they have done just about everything except execute (well, maybe a few) everyone that exposes corruption.
This is not about Assange, it's about terrorizing good honest people to keep them from exposing criminals.