2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumPelosi on Edward Snowden: Not a traitor but needs to 'face the music'
House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi brushed back the assertions of leading Republicans that the former NSA contractor who leaked details of American spying was a traitor, but said Friday that Edward Snowden needs to return and face trial, or reach a plea deal, for his deeds.
At a meeting with Los Angeles Times editors and reporters, Pelosi navigated between those who consider Snowden's actions unpatriotic and others grateful that he laid bare Americas spying secrets the latter group comprised of many of Pelosis natural constituents on the Democratic left.
If the idea was: American people, you should know
they are collecting metadata about your phone -- who you call, not what you say but who you call -- people would say, Thank God you told me that. Theres a case that can be made for that, she said. But to take all that information and make it public -- hacking on [German leader Angela] Merkel, this and that, that was not a good faith thing. But that wasnt breaking the law. Breaking the law was taking the stuff. You broke the law, come back.
Im not of the school that says hes a traitor, Pelosi said of Snowden. Im saying he broke the law, he should face the music, whatever that means.
http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/politicsnow/la-pn-pelosi-spying-edward-snowden-20140124,0,1801424.story
Wilms
(26,795 posts)OK, Nancy. Whatever that means.
jakeXT
(10,575 posts)grasswire
(50,130 posts)Time for you to go read up on how someone charged as he is charged is not allowed to defend himself in court. The charge itself is a sentence.
polichick
(37,152 posts)Whisp
(24,096 posts)are all in jail.
*Goes out to rob the Fabergé Egg Mall.