Fact: A bunch of people on Twitter who may or may not be Trump supporters say “let’s pardon Assange”.
Media Headline: Trump is about to pardon Assange.
(something he will have no power to do anyway)
GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!
Prez. Trump could possibly sway Sweden into dropping “rape” charges. I suspect those charges were fraudulent anyway, and supposedly the statute of limitations has run, and were in force to jail Assange in Sweden first, then turn him over to the U.S. Prez. Trump could certainly pardon him for the U.S. charges (I think that U.S. charge was for when Chelsea Manning released documents to wiki leaks which they pubished.) It would cut no mustard with Assange continuing to expose the U.S. and any other country when he discovered wrongdoing, but would at least end his long sojourn in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London and maybe let him reunite with his wife and children in Australia.