Let’s Make a Deal With Snowden
President Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder both signaled last week that they may offer Edward Snowden a plea bargain. This may surprise you—hasn’t the U.S. government accused Snowden of seriously harming national security, and isn’t it clear that he violated the law by disclosing classified information about the National Security Agency’s surveillance programs? The answers are yes and yes—but nonetheless the government has good reason to settle with Snowden.
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