>Trump...did not definitively say whether he thinks Snowden is a traitor. He has repeatedly called for his execution as a spy and a traitor. If I were Snowden

>Trump...did not definitively say whether he thinks Snowden is a traitor. He has repeatedly called for his execution as a spy and a traitor. If I were Snowden I would be extremely wary of such a pardon; it could simply be a ruse to get him on a plane home. It's not as if the security services are a stranger to extra-judicial action. More likely it's part of some larger piece of realpolitik involving Russia and/or the security services. I think one thing we can be reasonably sure of is that Trump hasn't suddenly had a change of heart over the constitutionality of whistleblowing. As an aside - I consider "opinion on Edward Snowden" to be the gold standard litmus test on the integrity of a politician. It's surprisingly bi-partisan.