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Trump to Pardon Edward Snowden?

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(Zero Hedge) In surprising comments during an interview with the New York Post this week, President Trump mused: “There are a lot of people that think that he is not being treated fairly. I mean, I hear that.”

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He added: “Many people are on his side, I will say that. I don’t know him, never met him. But many people are on his side.”

The comments, published in the Post Thursday, have unleashed widespread speculation that Trump could actually pardon whistleblower Edward Snowden at a moment political momentum is gaining from Republican-Libertarian voices in Congress.

And Libertarian/Independent Congressman Justin Amash of Michigan tweeted in support for such a bold move from the president as well:

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In the NY Post interview Trump was discussing his former advisor Carter Page in connection with allegations of abuse and illegal surveillance under the aegis of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and the secret FISA court.

“Snowden is one of the people they talk about. They talk about numerous people, but he is certainly one of the people that they do talk about,” Trump said.

“I guess the DOJ is looking to extradite him right now? … It’s certainly something I could look at. Many people are on his side, I will say that. I don’t know him, never met him. But many people are on his side.”

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The 37-year old Snowden has been living in Russia since leaking a huge trove of NSA documents in 2013. He first went to Hong Kong but then stopped in Russia while being pursued by US authorities, which he’s previously said was not his intended destination. He’s since been enjoying temporary asylum under Putin.

Trump’s comments immediately raised eyebrows especially given he’s previously been on record as calling Snowden a “traitor”.

Should a pardon actually materialize, it could certainly energize Trump’s conservative anti-establishment base ahead of November, and on the other hand alienate further that very establishment in Washington.

The pressure would also then be on to pardon Julian Assange, though that would most certainly be met with even fiercer pushback from the US intelligence community.

Republican hawks, but most certainly Democrats eager to revive the Russiagate narrative going into the November election, would offer it as “proof” that Trump is somehow in cahoots the Russians (given longstanding accusations – though without evidence – that Snowden intentionally ended up in Russia where he’s cooperating with foreign intelligence).

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