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As opposed to the non-existent controversy over Carter pardoning draft dodgers?

Or the non-existent controversy over Clinton pardoning Patty Hearst and members of the Weather Underground?

Or the non-existent controversy over Clinton pardoning his half-brother?

Or the non-existent controversy over Obama commuting the sentence of Chelsea Manning?

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That last one was a win.

Between Manning and Assange, whom do you think is more deserving of a pardon?

False dichotomy; pardon them both, plus Snowden.

But if what you're fishing for is that Assange did more for the world, was more dis-proportionally persecuted with less legal justification, then yes.

The idea I’m trying to explore is the appropriateness of all the presidential pardon decisions. I agree with you, both deserve pardons.

Listing the pardons by appropriateness is just one component that may help analyze the issue. That’s what I meant by asking the question.

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