text:  Somebody who was aware of Julian Assange, very aware, so much so that in February of 22, he wrote a book, The Trial of Julian Assange, A Story of Persecution. Julian Assange's lawyers had approached him. He was reluctant at first because he said, look, I deal with heavy-duty torture cases, you know, Mr. Assange's, whatever. And the more he looked into it, he found out that Julian Assange was a serious criminal.