it s not whether you like assange, it s whether the trump crackdown opens the door to jailing legitimate journalists. is it fair to use the tool against spies and traitors, that s what the espionage act was designed for, and use it to extradite or jail journalists who largely deal in words and documents and leaks. it s back in the news now because some of the most respected lead nersers in traditional journally. are speaking out saying, no, this trump era prosecution is overkill and that the garland doj is wrong to keep pursuing it on basically the same lines that trump s doj did. let me read you from an unusual statement where the leaders from the press outlets i just mentioned say the garland doj should end its prosecution of julian assange for publishing secrets, which, they argue, set
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