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The biggest problem I have with his statement is that it would be almost impossible for Snowden to receive what most people would consider a fair trial. He lik
by throwaway420 13y ago
The biggest problem I have with his statement is that it would be almost impossible for Snowden to receive what most people would consider a fair trial.
He likely wouldn't be allowed to argue his motivation and intention for the leaks, make the case that his actions contributed significantly to vital public knowledge about government activity, or that his leaks didn't result in any harm to the US.
- malandrew 13y agoFurthermore, AFAIK he wouldn't be tried in the jurisdiction in which he committed the crimes (Hawaii) and instead would be tried in the backyard of the intelligence community (Virginia), where the makeup of any jury would likely be members of the IC community or greatly sympathetic to the IC way of doing things.