I'm not defending anybody. I'm casting well-deserved aspersions on the reputation of Julian Assange. I have no idea whether or not the Clinton emails were tampered with, but I do think it's incredibly naïve to think that Assange is above that kind of behavior.

And, yes, his internet access should be cut off -- just like the access of a black market arms dealer to weapons should be cut off, or the access of a child molester to a schoolyard.

I can't say this plainly enough. Julian Assange is a common criminal. He's not a champion of freedom of information, nor is he Robin Hood. He's a thief and quite likely a rapist. He's also a foreign national meddling in the internal affairs of the U.S. government, and any sane person should be alarmed by that.