The Constitution gives all presidents the authority to protect the nation from foreign and domestic threats. The Founders well knew that there would be critical judgments that would be made that might violate individual rights for the good of the nation-—FDR’s internment of the Japanese (correct in my view) comes to mind. I’ll side with any U.S. president over any foreign hater at any time. And don’t kid yourself for a second. Assange is a hater.
It seems to me that applying that same logic, the Nazis in Germany were justified in the actions they took against those they considered enemies of the volk. I don’t want this country to move down a path where the ends justify any means, without limit. If you accept a death sentence without trial as acceptable for anybody that is a “hater”, you’ll realize when it’s too late that somebody considers YOU to be a “hater”.