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Whistleblower Edward Snowden Will Not Be Pardoned – US Intelligence Director


Clapper claimed that Snowden’s theft and release of National Security Agency documents exposing mass global and domestic surveillance programs damaged the nation’s ability to combat threats.

"I could understand what he did, if… what he exposed was limited to domestic surveillance…. But he exposed so much else that had absolutely nothing to do with domestic surveillance, where he has damaged our capability against foreign threats. He has taken away capabilities that were used to protect our troops in Afghanistan," Clapper told the Associated Press. "I don't think I could concur in offering him a pardon." The release of the documents sparked a nationwide conversation about people’s right to privacy.