"Now all of my support for Trump hinges on this." That's awfully short sighted and one dimensional.  I'm just picking on you, but I know there are others in here who are also like that. You guys can skewer me for saying it, I don't give a fuck.    There's too much at stake to make EVERYTHING about JA. And BTW, we DO need a government that has some things remain classified/secret...if for no other reason, because enemies DO exist. I think we can all agree that the government shouldn't be able to just classify shit because it's embarrassing or hides illegality.  The question becomes who is the arbiter of such things.  That's a fair debate to have and something needs to be decided on it, particularly in a legal sense.    But the idea that the only one true arbiter is JA, is nuts. Now, if he truly had nothing to do with actual hacking (which who knows) and simply received information, then he's just a journalist.  And he should be treated as such. The question is whether or not that's the case. He very well may be brought here and be tried, then exonerated. Or for all YOU know, he may be tried and then his "dead man switch" is activated - on purpose.  In other words, Trump may want him to flip that switch so that all the corruption the world over is exposed.  Because, let's face it, Wikileaks releasing some shit does seem to have a stronger effect than Trump merely saying something is true. I guarantee that whatever happens, it's for really good reasons and it's already gamed out.