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William Barr ‘Vehemently Opposed’ To Trump’s Potential Pardon Of Edward Snowden

Tim Pearce
William Barr ‘Vehemently Opposed’ To Trump’s Potential Pardon Of Edward Snowden
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Attorney General William Barr would be “vehemently opposed” to any push by President Trump to pardon Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor charged with leaking classified information.

Snowden is a “traitor” that jeopardized the national security of the United States, Barr told The Associated Press on Friday. Snowden is currently evading prosecution by staying in Russia where he has been granted asylum.

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