Assange was hugely significant in the 2016 presidential election; however, he is not being charged at this time for any potentially illegal activity on that front, at least not yet. Assange and his Wikileaks was the publication outlet for Kremlin spies who hacked both GOP and Democratic systems but only released the latter's confidential emails.
Extradition back to the US is seen as likely by legal experts. I suspect any more charges against him, if they're coming, won't be made until he's safely on US soil. Hopefully he will be charged for any crimes related to the 2016 election. That needs a full public airing in an open trial.
During the 2016 campaign, Donald Trump effusively praised Wikileaks for publishing material that only hurt his opponent and not Trump. Yesterday, however, Trump publicly pretended he barely knew what Wikileaks was (details here). The idiot still seems to think that video archives don't exist that can prove he's dishonest and a liar.
So it's early days yet on the Assange matter. If he is indeed brought to the United States and faces further charges, don't be entirely surprised if the Kremlin releases files damaging to Trump and the GOP in retaliation. That certainly will be interesting if it happens.
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