Bedminster, United States — President Donald Trump said Saturday he will “take a look” at pardoning Edward Snowden, the former US intelligence contractor who revealed in 2013 that the US government was spying on its citizens. Snowden, who has been living in exile in Russia since the revelations, has said he would like to return to the United States — but only on the condition that he receive a fair trial. ADVERTISEMENTTrump was asked during a press conference at his Bedminster, New Jersey golf club if he was considering pardoning the former contractor. But the United States accuses him of endangering national security. A push to have him pardoned by Trump’s predecessor, Barack Obama, ultimately failed.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer August 16, 2020 03:56 UTC