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He said he'd do that if given the opportunity to present his case in the court of law. That is not an option the US Intelligence Community would allow.
by rockskon 2y ago
He said he'd do that if given the opportunity to present his case in the court of law. That is not an option the US Intelligence Community would allow.
- psunavy03 2y agoThe US intelligence community does not govern criminal prosecutions of US citizens. That's the job of the FBI, Department of Justice, and the courts. This is real life we're talking about here, not a Hollywood thriller. The only thing that might ensue after he got arrested on return would be the mother of all interagency pissing contests. Which are not anything new to the Federal government; they happen all the time.
- simoncion 2y agoYou should read Daniel Ellsberg's account of his whistleblowing prosecution back in the Vietnam era and his analysis of how much worse things would be for Snowden should he be fool enough to return before major, major changes are made to the Espionage Act: <https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/may/30/daniel-ellsberg-snowden-fair-trial-kerry-espionage-act https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/may/30/daniel...>
- rockskon 2y agoThe FBI is part of the Intelligence Community. The Department of Justice indirectly so as well. And someone has to charge Snowden and lobbies for stricter legal penalties.