She also got fucking tortured and fined a quarter of a million dollars for refusing to collaborate with the US state against him, which I think weighs a little heavier than saying she would have sent the leaks to someone else.

All of that is true, and for that she'll always be a hero of mine. But it's also the case that saying that you would've prefered to give your leaks to someone else than the guy who's still in prison, in gruesome circumstances because he did publish your leaks, is a complete lack of solidarity.