That, and enough time has passed with Snowden in exile that it still carries the message the Intelligence Community wanted sent - ie. don't do this! So, bringi

That, and enough time has passed with Snowden in exile that it still carries the message the Intelligence Community wanted sent - ie. don't do this! So, bringing him back to the US and pardoning him with "time served in exile", might be sufficient to make it more acceptable to a broader audience versus a 2014 pardon.