It’s hard to know what to make of this, other than that the CIA and NSA and others seem to have gotten their way.
I was an opponent of Assange when he was undermining our war efforts in 2010. But he did a lot of good in 2016 by airing Democrat dirty laundry.
My feeling is that if Trump pardons him, he could not send a stronger message to the Deep State, and if he allows his prosecution, then to all appearances he is siding with them.
No doubt there are complexities and information which I don’t possess which are relevant and important. But that’s my view at the moment.