Comey and Assange are useful, if not quite heroes.

Not that I like Trump, but I enjoy seeing politicians of all stripes squirm under the magnifying glass. 90% of American politicians call and vote for decreased privacy for the common person, for increased policing powers, for more government intrusion into private lives. They do little or nothing to rein in corporate invasions of privacy and data collection. (In places like Europe, privacy is seen as a civil right and taken seriously by politicians.)

It gladdens my heart immensely to see Clinton on the receiving end of an invasion of privacy and feeling the power of the state. Sunlight disinfects as well as stinging.

I don’t think that Trump is any better than Clinton on the police state, privacy, etc (if anything he’s worse). But her record has been far from stellar. Let her suffer a bit of indignity. She’s earned it, along with most American politicians.

If she wins, it might make her just a bit more humble. And maybe instill a healthy concern for privacy issues in her mind.