CIA officials under Trump discussed assassinating Julian Assange

I remember there was a palpable sense of anticipation in Trump-world that people like Julian Assange and Edward Snowden would get a final hour pardon from President Trump. A final f-u to the "deep state". But that didn't come to pass. Regardless of how you feel about Donald Trump, I was really hoping he would recklessly pardon both of them.

But it was never meant to be. I think people need to know that the US Government has something they call the Disposition Matrix: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disposition_Matrix. My own summary won't do it justice, go and read it for yourself. But basically, it's a kill-list, U.S. citizens are on it, and it uses metadata to designate potential targets.

It really shook the faith and confidence I have in my government. How can I be a patriot when my own government thinks an assassination database is "legally and morally sound"? It should never have been made. I have no doubt the Disposition Matrix was involved in the discussion in the main article. But what can be done about it?

Anyone who manages to piss off the CIA that much has got to be doing something right.