I was expecting a pardon for Assange if purely because he did Trump a solid during the campaign. I'm guessing it was killed by the national security types in his administration
> Trump is also not expected to pardon Edward Snowden or Julian Assange, whose roles in revealing US secrets infuriated official Washington.
While he had once entertained the idea, Trump decided against it because he did not want to anger Senate Republicans who will soon determine whether he's convicted during his Senate trial.
