 bought into it. But he has served essentially seven years of incarceration in the Ecuadorian embassy in London. He was released from this, and then the Brits arrested him. He did 62 months in jail, hard time in London, so he has, sort of, said Clapper, paid his dues. Now, get a load of this. Assange was previously indicted, 18 charges, 17 involving espionage, one involving computer misuse. Clapper's sentiments were echoed by Vice President Mike Pence. Remember him?