I do not like any of the answers this line of query brings up.

We have two sides that would both gain from lying.
So, who do we trust? We know we can't trust the federallies.
But that doesn't mean we can trust the other side.

My money is on:
Assange was killed and replaced.

However, if he is still alive, he is definitely being tortured.
But, to what extent?
Living in a confined cell as a free man or
living in a confined cell as a prisoner, both are torture.

Especially in comparison to the list of crimes they have placed on him.

If any of this was true, by the book, then
Assange would be given a slap on the wrist and 3 months jail.

But, it is not.
So, what do you do if you are the next assange?