I find myself in the strange position of being solidly in the "Russia hacked Podesta and should pay for it, go Obama, go CIA, Trump is nuts / compromised / borderline treasonous" camp, but I also have a lot of admiration for Julian Assange. He is making himself into a historical figure of importance and the world owes him a great debt of gratitude for Wikileaks. However, he does need to face the law for his rape accusations.
He has quickly exploited his status as a patriot for freedom and will now be known as a fascist spy by history.