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September 19, 2016

Washington Post Calls for Edward Snowden to Face Criminal Charges
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And The Washington Post's editorial board is calling for NSA
whistleblower Edward Snowden to face criminal charges. In an editorial
published on Saturday, the Post called on Snowden to return to the
United States to face charges under the Espionage Act, or to bargain for
"a measure of criminal responsibility for his excesses." A team of
Washington Post reporters won a Pulitzer Prize in 2014 for covering NSA
spying revealed in documents leaked to the Post by Edward Snowden. Two
other news outlets to publish large numbers of the documents--The
Guardian and The Intercept--have called on President Obama
administration to pardon Snowden. The New York Times has called on the
administration to grant Snowden clemency or a highly reduced sentence.
Topics:Edward Snowden NSAWhistleblowers

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