Heroes face the consequences of their actions.
What did he do that was illegal?
Can you imagine if Assange has actual proof that Seth Rich was the leaker? All hell would break loose. Media would go into hard core denial. This is my ultimate dream.
Can you imagine if a para military group had caught wind of the assault on Roger Stone’s home in Florida at 6 am? What if they lay in waiting, and caught the FBI SWAT team by surprise? Could well be the start of CWII. I don’t think the Mueller team had any idea of how wrong that whole incident could have gone. (That’s my penultimate dream.)