Edward Snowden plea deal with US a possibility, says Eric Holder

[Eugene]

Source: The Guardian

Edward Snowden plea deal with US a possibility, says Eric Holder

Attorney general Loretta Lynch says the Obama administration’s position has not
changed despite her predecessor’s recent interview

Paul Owen in New York
Monday 6 July 2015 23.45 BST

The “possibility exists” that Edward Snowden could make a deal with the US Justice Department and return to his home country, former US attorney general Eric Holder says.

Asked by Yahoo News in a Monday interview if the Justice Department might be open to a plea bargain that let the NSA whistleblower come back from Moscow, Holder said: “I certainly think there could be a basis for a resolution that everybody could ultimately be satisfied with. I think the possibility exists.”

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Holder, who has returned to Washington law firm Covington & Burling, has previously said the US would be willing to “engage in conversation” with Snowden about returning to face charges, but the new comments appear to go slightly further.

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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/jul/06/eric-holder-edward-snowden-justice-department

[scarletwoman]

1. Big deal. Holder is no longer AG - he has no power to change policy now.

He could have changed it while he still held office, but he didn't. So, fuck him.

[Maedhros]

2. Unless the deal includes awarding Snowden the Medal of Freedom, it won't go far enough. [n/t]