Assange yes, Snowden no. Snowden was working for the CIA and transferred to NSA to gather info on the NSA and became a whistle blower. He was trying to hurt the NSA because the NSA was gathering dirt on the CIA. Remember Rodgers was working for the NSA at the time, so Rodgers was gathering dirt on the CIA. They were hoping Snowden's release would gather enough public outrage to close down the NSA. The NSA is the agency that has been collecting dirt on the deep state, Snowden tried to shut it down.

Assange yes, Snowden no. Snowden was working for the CIA and transferred to NSA to gather info on the NSA and became a whistle blower. He was trying to hurt the NSA because the NSA was gathering dirt on the CIA. Remember Flynn was working for the NSA at the time, so Flynn was gathering dirt on the CIA. They were hoping Snowden's release would gather enough public outrage to close down the NSA. The NSA is the agency that has been collecting dirt on the deep state, Snowden tried to shut it down.