I sort of wonder if it would matter. Whether they should or not, I really doubt the parts of the government he pissed off will forgive him just because they are told to.
A pardon would allow him a valid passport to travel to a different country that would be willing to house him without having to ignore extradition requests. He would not need to return to the US if he felt endangered there.
Okay THAT is a good reason then. Thanks for the correction.
And admit you're the cause of the Assange investigation which has kept him locked up in an embassy for years as well.
Seriously. This is such terrible backroom political manipulation. The real thing that worries me is what exactly are we using to leverage sweden to go after assange this hard. What damage has obama done to our relationship with them?
Don't worry. You maybe threatened there will be no dessert after dinner. Do I sound bitter?