>Assange Prosecution in court filing slip up
1 – Gets pardoned anyway
2 – Switcheroo (Rich; Wass-Schultz going to the hospital on the night – doubts – initiates the 'insurance plan' with muh Russia.)
3 – Someone wishes to give the impression that he is alive to those that prefer otherwise
He could always testify by correspondence, but the effect of being live out of nowhere to testify with KimDotCom would be worth the shitstorm it would cause.