Support of Edward Snowden pardon grows as 2nd Trump term nears

Support of Edward Snowden pardon grows as 2nd Trump term nears

Will President-elect Donald Trump pardon Edward Snowden in his second term? Several people on Trump's team are reportedly supporting efforts to make it happen. Trump passed over the option of granting Snowden a pardon in 2021 during his first presidency and said he would let the courts work it out. Snowden, a former spy for the National Security Agency, is responsible for the largest leak of top-secret information about United States surveillanc…

Key Trump insiders pushing president-elect to pardon ex-NSA contractor Snowden: report

At the same time that Donald Trump is ramping up talk about about pardoning the Jan. 6 insurrectionists after he assumes power in late January, some of his closest advisers are pushing him to also issue a pardon to former NSA contractor Edward Snowden who has been avoiding U.S. authorities by living in Russia since 2013.According to a report from the Washington Post, former Rep. Matt Gaetz –– who recently withdrew his name for consideration to b…

Trump advisers renew push for pardon of Edward Snowden

President-elect Donald Trump nearly granted a pardon in 2021 to Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor responsible for the largest leak of top-secret information about U.S. surveillance programs in the nation’s history.

Will Trump pardon whistleblower Edward Snowden in his second term?

Several allies in Donald Trump's orbit are reportedly urging him to consider pardoning whistleblower Edward Snowden during his upcoming presidential term.