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{
  "rules": {
    "@typescript-eslint/no-unnecessary-type-assertion": ["error"]
  }
}

export class A {
  data?: unknown;
}

export async function test(): Promise<unknown> {
  let a: A = new A();
  return a.data!;
}

Expected Result
no errors

Actual Result
This assertion is unnecessary since it does not change the type of the expression. eslint(@typescript-eslint/no-unnecessary-type-assertion)

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