Julian Assange indicted on 18 new counts

[Winehole23]

In this case, assisting a hostile adversary to harm US national security doesn’t get him 1st amendment protections. And yes The Obama administration considered it.

A lot of people far more learned than me think there's a 1st Amendment issue and a real danger to the press.

If you can't see it or refuse to entertain the notion, that may reflect your own stubbornness more than the facts.

[djohn2oo8]

Where does it say this? Other than the tweet you copied.

[djohn2oo8]

#15 In furtherance of this Scheme, Assange agreed to assist Manning in cracking a password hash stored on United States Department of Defense computers

[djohn2oo8]

And that Winehole is espionage

[Spurminator]

Thanks. I'd tend to agree this goes beyond 1st Amendment protections.

I also share Winehole's concern in that I don't trust this administration to differentiate.

[Winehole23]

And that Winehole is espionage

we'll see. legal process is seldom ao straightforward. if the government does not prevail on the merits of the case, you'd be wrong about that.

you could be right though, prediction is a fool's game.

[Winehole23]

Eugene Volokh has a fine-grained analysis of the 1st Amendment issues, with relevant citation of the indictments:

https://reason.com/2019/05/23/theory...ary-reporters/

[TheGreatYacht]

Spoiled Brat Meghan McCain Schooled By Pamela Anderson On The View

[boutons_deux]

Sweden drops Assange rape investigation after nearly 10 years


https://www.reuters.com/article/us-b...2F+Top+News%29