Assange is a very brave man and a hero. He has exposed massive wrongdoing at great personal cost. Are you one of those types that thinks he is only “brave” if he faces a some kangaroo court?
If he does come back before the Clinton Machine (and a heavy chunk of the DNC) is behind bars, then he’d just get Seth Rich’d.
And he made information available (courtesy of Manning) on ongoing military operations that out the lives of US military personnel and contractors at risk in Iraq.
He's no hero from my perspective. Him or Manning.