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I think the opposite is true, the Obama administration had a much more relaxed attitude to whistleblowers than the current administration. There are many influential people in the US who would love to see Assange put on trial for US military material WikiLeaks published. Trump has shown repeatedly that he is loyal to no one and would happily throw Assange under the bus.
I hope he gets extradited to Sweden first though, given the very serious nature of the crimes he’s been charged with there.
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I don't think you are right about that.
https://archives.cjr.org/behind_the_news/cjp_report_on_us_press_freedom.php
salmonchild
The political landscape is very different today than when Assange went in to hiding. If the rumours are true then he helped Trump get in power with the whole thing about Clinton's emails, so he's probably at far less risk of being extradited to the USA now, and if he is then he probably won't get nearly as harsh treatment as he would have 7 years ago.