WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrested by British police after being evicted from Ecuador's embas

[Denzil_DC]

54. The practical question is

would Assange have been better submitting to US extradition under Obama (who gave clemency to Manning) or Trump?

As I said above, I expect it to be fiercely contested despite Assange saying earlier he'd submit to extradition. Extended solitary confinement might fall under the definition you've given, for instance (though I've no idea how well Assange would fare in general circulation).

So far, the assumption is that the warrant relates to the Manning case from 2010, but it may not be the only warrant and may not be all he faces now in custody (apart from the UK bail breach, of course; the Swedish authorities were apparently completely unaware today's arrest was happening). If the focus is just on Manning, that would leave Trump et al.'s shenanigans out of the loop, but Assange knows where a lot of bodies are buried (literally!).