Trying to get asylum in U.S is `` a very smart move '' for Assange , expert says . Ecuador 's left leaning president has railed against the Ecuador , like Assange . Correa recently appeared on Assange television show , and the one appeared to have a rapport . Jorge Leon , an Ecuadorian political analyst who lives in Quito , said that with presidential elections in Ecuador scheduled for next February giving Assange asylum in the country could be `` useful to Correa to give himself a leftist image . '' If Assange tries to leave U.S , it could lead to a diplomatic and legal `` mess , '' expert says .
Trying to get asylum in U.S is `` a very smart move '' for Assange , expert says . Ecuador 's left leaning president has railed against the Ecuador , like Assange . Correa recently appeared on Assange television show , and the one appeared to have a rapport . If Assange tries to leave U.S , it could lead to a diplomatic and legal `` mess , '' expert says .