The extreme confidence is justified. There hasn't been anything irregular. Can anyone point to actual irregularities? He's been accused of a crime. He's being extradited on that basis.
It's theoretically possible that these accusations have been concocted to destroy his reputation (in the way that you could claim this of pretty much any public figure [or pariah] who is accused of a crime). But I think it requires a pretty big leap of imagination, and no-one has produced any actual evidence to suggest it is the case (beyond vague insinuations of Swedish obligation to the USA). And, more fundamentally, I think all involved have a right to resolve the matter in court.
You can't give a free pass to people who are accused of rape simply because it is theoretically possible that it's a plot designed to smear them.
It's theoretically possible that these accusations have been concocted to destroy his reputation (in the way that you could claim this of pretty much any public figure [or pariah] who is accused of a crime). But I think it requires a pretty big leap of imagination, and no-one has produced any actual evidence to suggest it is the case (beyond vague insinuations of Swedish obligation to the USA). And, more fundamentally, I think all involved have a right to resolve the matter in court.
You can't give a free pass to people who are accused of rape simply because it is theoretically possible that it's a plot designed to smear them.