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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Wed Jan 18, 2017, 10:32 AM Jan 2017

Edward Snowden's Russia Residency Extended

Source: The Daily Beast

Even if the Kremlin’s relationship with the United States significantly thaws under a President Trump, Edward Snowden is guaranteed another two years’ residency in Russia, The Guardian reported Wednesday. A Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman wrote on Facebook that Snowden’s right to stay in the country had been extended “by a couple of years,” disputing claims that the National Security Agency whistleblower could be used as a bargaining chip in Putin-Trump negotiations. Additionally, in a separate statement, Snowden’s lawyer said his client has “every legal basis to get Russian citizenship,” further suggesting the leaker intends to stay beyond the extra two years.

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Edward Snowden's Russia Residency Extended (Original Post) DonViejo Jan 2017 OP
No doubt he's been a very useful "asset" to the Russians. George II Jan 2017 #1
he can catch a ride on one of our tanks when they come by. stonecutter357 Jan 2017 #2
Manning, Snowden, Assange and Hillary's private email server... yallerdawg Jan 2017 #3

yallerdawg

(16,104 posts)
3. Manning, Snowden, Assange and Hillary's private email server...
Wed Jan 18, 2017, 10:54 AM
Jan 2017

had better have awakened Americans and the world that if you can't defend what you say and do, you better not gawdam say or do it!

And there are consequences - Corrupt Trump being just one of them.

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