Trump also said he believed in the innocence of Julien Assange. He found the time, the resources and the reasons to pardon many hardened criminals while in office, but not Assange.
Assange is a tricky case and not even close to comparing with Jan 6th. Better to compare him with Snowdan.
I think the authorities are afraid of what Assange can do with information some may not want the world to know. Especially those of politicians. Not just in our country but leaders throughout the world.
Although Assange didn’t hack into agencies etc.....he accepted information from those who did. This way he could say he was simply a “Publisher” as he revealed information someone else had collected.
That’s because the powers that be, including most of the so-called “republican” politicians, were busy pushing for the release of hardened criminals, but Assange had no one in any position of power supporting him. It was reported last year that McConnell threatened to have the “republican” senators vote for impeachment if Trump pardoned Assange or Snowdon.