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In reply to the discussion: Edward Snowden makes 'moral' case for presidential pardon [View all]still_one
(94,971 posts)26. Ignoring the merits or demerits, there is no way he is going to get it just before the
most important election of our lifetime
The President knows if he did it, the Democrats would lose big time.
The stakes with the Supreme Court, the country, and the world are too important right now that will affect millions.
The only thing pardoning Snowden would due is guarantee a republican landslide
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How about he acknowledges his criminal actions and returns to the US before getting his Pardon?
brooklynite
Sep 2016
#2
Snowden's allies thought they could bully Pres. Obama into a pardon. It's been a couple of years....
Tarheel_Dem
Sep 2016
#18
Snowdens not ignored, use white house search enter snowdens name & there arethousands of mentions
Sunlei
Sep 2016
#32
If Snowden doesn't get pardoned, the main reason is because the President does not
still_one
Sep 2016
#29
So here is that damning evidence on Snowden released by the House Intel Committee . .
FairWinds
Sep 2016
#23
Ignoring the merits or demerits, there is no way he is going to get it just before the
still_one
Sep 2016
#26