Assange (and many of his "experts") lied about what led to his charges.

[professor rat]

"...the timeline in the story proves Assange (and many of his "experts") lied about what led to his charges.

https://www.emptywheel.net/2021/09/26/the-yahoo-story-about-all-the-things-cia-wasnt-allowed-to-do-against-wikileaks/

JULIAN " “People with strong principles don’t survive for long ” ASSANGE quoted in " Risk" released in 2017.