My view. There are roughly 3 types of people in the US when it comes to Trump pardoning Assange: 1. Those who have no idea who Assange is and will never care.

My view. There are roughly 3 types of people in the US when it comes to Trump pardoning Assange: 1. Those who have no idea who Assange is and will never care. == No political gain for Trump. 2. Those who have been successfully brainwashed to think Assange is a sociopath scary smelly nerd and national security threat. They believe that he leaked state secrets and raped a bunch of girls and hid away like a coward (without showering). == Political loss for Trump if he gives Assange a pardon. The "journalists" will write about how Trump pardoned a rapist enemy of the state with Russian ties who helped him win the elections. This is extremely predictable IMO. 3. People on Hacker News. Obviously an insignificant irrelevant minority. == No political gain for Trump. No. I don't think there's anything to be gained here for Trump politically. I'm still hoping for a pardon though.