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Trump’s statement — that “a lot of people “think Edward Snowden is “not being treated fairly” — is factually indisputable: https://twitter.com/kendilaniannbc/status/1294243115381989382
In 2013, Trump agreed with many Democrats that Snowden was a “traitor” to the US and might even deserve execution.
Good to see that he’s now open to the view of the ACLU and the New York Times, among others, that Snowden is a heroic whistleblower: https://www.huffpostbrasil.com/entry/donald-trump-edward-snowden-execution_n_3530162
Good to see that he’s now open to the view of the ACLU and the New York Times, among others, that Snowden is a heroic whistleblower: https://www.huffpostbrasil.com/entry/donald-trump-edward-snowden-execution_n_3530162
That Trump is talking about a pardon for Snowden, & @RepThomasMassie is now explicitly calling for one, should not obscure that this is not a right-wing view. Includes groups as disparate as ACLU, NYT Ed Page, ex-Obama officials & Church Committee staffers https://twitter.com/repthomasmassie/status/1294252331131904002?s=21 https://twitter.com/repthomasmassie/status/1294252331131904002
Praise for Snowden’s heoric whistleblowing has also come from @BernieSanders, @CornelWest, Noam Chomsky and Washington Post media reporter @Sulliview:
Even @lawfareblog published an article urging a pardon of Snowden by former Obama national security official Timothy Edgar, who signed a letter urging Obama to do it along with Steve Wozniak, Teju Cole and Yale Law Professor Bruce Ackerman: https://www.lawfareblog.com/why-obama-should-pardon-edward-snowden
And now conservatives see how easily NSA’s mass surveillance system, and the entire intelligence community apparatus, can be weaponized & abused for improper ends.
What Snowden showed the world was crucial for it to know. He’s spent 7 years in exile. He should be pardoned.
What Snowden showed the world was crucial for it to know. He’s spent 7 years in exile. He should be pardoned.
To see how ideologically diverse is the support for Snowden -- it's basically everyone except John Brennan, Jim Comey, James Clapper and Mike Pompeo fans -- see the list here: https://www.standwithsnowden.com/supporters.html
