Trump and Biden both want to punish Julian Assange for exposing U.S. war crimes

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

41% : Using the Espionage Act to prohibit journalists from relying on such leaks would deprive the public of important news reporting.
40% : "In August 2012, Assange was granted asylum in the Ecuadorian embassy in London based on his fears of political persecution.
40% : "The indictment alleges Assange violated the Espionage Act by obtaining, receiving, possessing and publishing national defense information and by "recruit[ing] sources" and "soliciting" confidential documents by maintaining a website indicating that it accepts such materials.
39% : Eventually he was charged with 16 counts under the Espionage Act of 1917 and one count of computer hacking.
31% : Publishing information that exposes government wrongdoing is what the First Amendment is all about.

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