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I highly recommend watching his interview with Brian Williams from 3 days ago[0]. His answers to Williams’ questions are incredibly compelling and very fascina

I highly recommend watching his interview with Brian Williams from 3 days ago[0]. His answers to Williams’ questions are incredibly compelling and very fascinating. He explains in detail why he did exactly what he did, how he evades surveillance in Russia, why he won’t come home, among other issues. His one condition for returning home was a trial by jury, which DOJ wouldn’t give him. He’s incredibly confident that he would be found innocent in a jury trial, pointing out that DOJ has had six years to dig up and leak anything they could find on him, and yet they haven’t. In addition, the programs he blew the whistle on were shut down after their disclosure, indicating that he was justified in bringing them to the public’s attention. I can’t recommend actually listening to him enough instead of reading his words. He’s an incredible speaker who makes a very compelling argument around his current situation. 0: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=e9yK1QndJSM https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=e9yK1QndJSM

khuey 7y ago
It's not that he wants a jury trial, which is guaranteed to him by the Bill of Rights, but that he wants to make a "my actions were in the public interest" defense which is not allowed.
- duxup 7y ago
  I think he can say that. But yeah as far as a legal mechanism the jury can't say "well he met the requirements of public interest and the law says that means he's innocent / should go free".
  - whamlastxmas 7y ago
    The jury can. It's called jury nullification. The problem is most juries aren't aware of this and feel compelled to follow the court's instructions on the matter. Which is why Snowden feels disadvantaged
  - lurker458 7y ago
    the legal mechanism does exist, it's called Jury Nullification
- save_ferris 7y ago
  He explicitly states in the interview that he wants a jury trial because his charges under FISA jurisdiction and can only be adjudicated via a judge, no jury.

khuey 7y ago

It's not that he wants a jury trial, which is guaranteed to him by the Bill of Rights, but that he wants to make a "my actions were in the public interest" defense which is not allowed.

duxup 7y ago
I think he can say that. But yeah as far as a legal mechanism the jury can't say "well he met the requirements of public interest and the law says that means he's innocent / should go free".
- whamlastxmas 7y ago
  The jury can. It's called jury nullification. The problem is most juries aren't aware of this and feel compelled to follow the court's instructions on the matter. Which is why Snowden feels disadvantaged
- lurker458 7y ago
  the legal mechanism does exist, it's called Jury Nullification
save_ferris 7y ago
He explicitly states in the interview that he wants a jury trial because his charges under FISA jurisdiction and can only be adjudicated via a judge, no jury.