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

[Lauren Taylor]

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 20-21 DURING HIS FIRST PRESIDENCY … SAYING HE WOULD LET THE COURTS WORK IT OUT.

SNOWDEN – A FORMER SPY FOR THE N-S-A – IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LARGEST LEAK OF TOP-SECRET INFORMATION ABOUT U-S SURVEILLANCE PROGRAMS IN THE NATION’S HISTORY.

HE’S BEEN LIVING IN MOSCOW … AVOIDING AN INDICTMENT FROM THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FOR MORE THAN A DECADE. 

MATT GAETZ … WHO WITHDREW AS TRUMP’S NOMINEE FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL … SAYS THE TOPIC OF PARDONING SNOWDEN IS STILL ON THE TABLE … TELLING THE WASHINGTON POST QUOTE “I HAVE DISCUSSED THE MATTER WITH OTHERS IN AND AROUND THE TRANSITION AND THERE SEEMED TO BE PRETTY BROAD SUPPORT FOR A PARDON.”

GAETZ ALSO NOTED THAT EVEN THOUGH HE NEVER TALKED TO TRUMP DIRECTLY ABOUT SNOWDEN … HIS ADVOCACY FOR A PARDON DIDN’T STOP TRUMP FROM NOMINATING HIM.

TRUMP’S DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE PICK TULSI GABBARD SPONSORED A 20-20 HOUSE BILL WITH GAETZ CALLING FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO DROP CHARGES AGAINST SNOWDEN.

AND … TRUMP’S HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SECRETARY CHOICE ROBERT F KENNEDY JUNIOR SUPPORTS A PARDON OF SNOWDEN AS WELL … CAMPAIGNING ON THAT PROMISE WHILE RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT. 

I’m going to pardon Edward Snowden on my first day in office.

VICE PRESIDENT ELECT J-D VANCE HAS NOT TAKEN ANY PUBLIC POSITIONS ON SNOWDEN, BUT PEOPLE CLOSE TO HIM TOLD THE NEW YORK POST THEY EXPECT HIM TO BE SYMPATHETIC TO SNOWDEN’S SITUATION.

ACCORDING TO THE ATTORNEY WHO REPRESENTED SNOWDEN … HE RELEASED THE CLASSIFIED INFORMATION IN ORDER EXPOSE “ABUSES” BY THE GOVERNMENT. 

SNOWDEN HAS NOT COMMENTED YET ON THE POSSIBILITY OF A RENEWED PUSH FOR A PARDON FROM TRUMP. 

FOR SAN – I’M LAUREN TAYLOR.

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