Re:WikiLeaks plans to release documents on US election and G...
by dragonwriter on Tuesday October 04, 2016 @04:14PM
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> Even if all of that were true, Assange is NOT a US citizen. He cannot go beyond a journalist's 1st Amendment right and he also cannot be a traitor to the US.
No one has suggested charging him with treason. He certainly can be guilty of espionage against the US without being a citizen.
(And his citizenship is irrelevant to whether he can exceed the protection of the 1st Amendment, since that applies whether or not he is a citizen with regard to government action such as prosecution for espionage.)
No one has suggested charging him with treason. He certainly can be guilty of espionage against the US without being a citizen.
(And his citizenship is irrelevant to whether he can exceed the protection of the 1st Amendment, since that applies whether or not he is a citizen with regard to government action such as prosecution for espionage.)