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> realDonaldTrump: ObamaCare is a disaster and Snowden is a spy who should be executed-but if it and he could reveal Obama's records,I might become a major fan
by HenryKissinger 6y ago
> realDonaldTrump: ObamaCare is a disaster and Snowden is a spy who should be executed-but if it and he could reveal Obama's records,I might become a major fan
He should be executed, but in the same breathe he may deserve a pardon? Not going to happen.
Neither the State Department, the Justice Department, the Defense Department, or the Intelligence Community, is particularly sympathetic to Snowden's cause (for good reason imo). There has been no change on that front from the Obama administration to the Trump administration. William Barr, Mike Pompeo, and Mark Esper are no more fans of Snowden than Loretta Lynch, John Kerry, and Ash Carter were. Snowden will die in Russia or in a US prison. I know it's not what the vigilantes of the Internet want to hear, but it's the most likely scenario.
- gpm 6y agoYour quote is from... October 2013 [1]. I think Trump's views and information might have changed since then, and the state of the world has changed which will modify the pros and cons of this move to trump. I expect his decision will mostly be made based on how he perceives it impacting his chance of getting re-elected. I haven't noticed trump ever being particularly concerned about what the intelligence community thinks. [1] https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/395683702757662721?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/39568370275766272...
- mullingitover 6y agoThat is just one of many, many rants Trump published about Snowden.
- kevin_thibedeau 6y agoThis will garner him one mail in vote from Russia.
- csilverman 6y agoNot trying to change the subject, but that's kind of an interesting question actually. Can Edward Snowden vote in US elections? As far as I know, he's still an American citizen, and he hasn't been technically convicted of anything.
- ars 6y agoYes he can. He would use his last state of residence as the voting location.
- m463 6y agoI expect it might be calculated to help his re-election - if he does it. Remembering how google locked down its internal network after the revelations, I would expect lots of silicon valley might align with snowden's plight.
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- AdolfHitler 6y agoI couldn't agree more Henry!