The Trump Administration – led by a man who praised Assange’s work – seeks a show trial of Assange worthy of the worst of the Soviet era. The US is seeking a 175 year prison sentence. The Trump Administration argues that the Australian Assange should be tried and convicted of espionage against a country of which he is not a citizen.

https://www.lewrockwell.com/2020/02/ron-paul/trumps-betrayal-of-julian-assange/