Published 4 years ago

Trump Raises Possibility of Edward Snowden Pardon

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President Donald Trump said he was open to considering whether Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency secrets-leaker, can return to the U.S. from Russia without going to prison, the New York Post is reporting.

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The Guardian

Speculation grows over pardon for Edward Snowden after Trump remarks

Trump: ‘A lot of people think he is not being treated fairly’Congressman calls for Trump to pardon NSA whistleblowerSpeculation is growing over whether Donald Trump might pardon Edward Snowden after the US president told an interviewer that the exiled former intelligence operative was “not being treated fairly”. Related: Edward Snowden on 9/11 and why he joined the army: ‘Now, finally, there was a fight’Continue reading...

4 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Reuters

Trump says he's considering pardon for leaker Edward Snowden

- U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he is considering a pardon for Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor whose spectacular leaks shook the U.S. intelligence community in 2013. "I'm going to start looking at it," Trump told reporters gathered at a press conference at his Bedminster, New Jersey golf club. He noted that people on both the left and the

4 years ago·United Kingdom

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Washington Times

GOP congressman urges Trump to pardon NSA leaker Edward Snowden

President Trump faced a fresh push Friday from within the Republican Party to pardon Edward J. Snowden, the former U.S. contractor who leaked secrets about government surveillance.Rep. Thomas Massie, Kentucky Republican, urged Mr. Trump to intervene after a report indicated the president may consider the possibility of letting Mr. ...

4 years ago·United States

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Russia Today [🇷🇺-affiliated]

‘Not treated fairly’? Trump appears to soften on ‘Snowden a traitor’ stance, as supporters renew calls for pardon

Despite having called National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden a “traitor” numerous times in the past, President Donald Trump now acknowledges that the former CIA contractor may have been “treated unfairly.”“There are a lot of people that think that he is not being treated fairly. I mean, I hear that,” Trump told The New York Post, in an interview about Snowden, the former Central Intelligence Agency subcontractor best known as the …

4 years ago·Russian Federation

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Sputnik News [🇷🇺-affiliated]

Pardon Snowden Movement Swells Online as Trump Says ‘a Lot of People Think He’s Not Treated Fairly’

Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor-turned whistleblower, was granted asylum in Russia in 2013 after leaking a trove of classified intelligence on the extent of the US domestic surveillance programme and then fleeing the US. Characterizing himself as a patriot, Snowden has said he would return home if given a fair trial.

4 years ago·Russian Federation

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