It might be that he should not be pardoned and should be prosecuted, but still a praiseworthy act. That is the real civil disobedience, where you accept the consequences of your defiance, an act of courage, rather than a pretentious publicity stunt. Sophocles wrote a play about that once.
On the 50th anniversary of the biggest lie in history, the lies continued. The US government has found you'll believe almost anything they tell you. The PRESS is happy to repeat the lies as often as possible, they think that is their job. Watch the video and see if you can think.