I’ve given up trying to make sense of this. I can’t discern Assanges’ motives and actions anymore. Is he now only out to save himself? (which is understandable) This is just going in circles.
Asssad is a “publisher” and for the most part leaders etc. with information ‘contacted him’ or his organization. They then would do an intensive research on the informatioon/documents etc. to confirm or not it’s reliabity....Assange then would decide or not to publish or release what he had been given.
Any ‘corrupt’ leadership here or Internationally wants Assange to remain in prison as they see him dangerous and a risk at exposing their corruption. He has no allegience to any country per say so was exposing corruption where it was found to be so.