[resters]

> That the US almost surely plans on prosecuting Assange because, despite the fact that US law makes it pretty difficult to prosecute Assange and despite the fact that it is extremely unlikely the UK or any EU country would extradite him, there are politicians in the US that really don't like him. OK? And?

He's making the point that the rule of law is very weak when it comes to the items in this bullet point.

In my view, Assange is a hero precisely because he's shown not just some classified information that has revealed many of our leaders to be highly corrupt, but because he's driven them to make fools of themselves in their vigor to destroy him.

Mike Pompeo will go down in history as one of the great villains of our age. His comments on Assange will be used to illustrate his abhorrent views. Those views aren't perceived by most people as abhorrent today for the same reason that the actors on cable news channels are widely respected and considered thought leaders. It's just easier that way.