U.S. intelligence has collected information that Russia is considering turning over Edward Snowden as a “gift” to President Donald Trump — who has called the NSA leaker a “spy” and a “traitor” who deserves to be executed.
That’s according to a senior U.S. official who has analyzed a series of highly sensitive intelligence reports detailing Russian deliberations and who says a Snowden handover is one of various ploys to “curry favor” with Trump. A second source in the intelligence community confirms the intelligence about the Russian conversations and notes it has been gathered since the inauguration.
Snowden’s ACLU lawyer, Ben Wizner, told NBC News they are unaware of any plans that would send him back to the United States.
“Team Snowden has received no such signals and has no new reason for concern,” Wizner said.
Snowden responded to NBC’s report on Twitter and said it shows that he did not work with the Russian government.
“Finally: irrefutable evidence that I never cooperated with Russian intel,” Snowden said. “No country trades away spies, as the rest would fear they’re next.”
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“a series of highly sensitive intelligence reports detailing Russian deliberations”
Doesn’t that sound like the U.S. has been spying on Russia and is now implicitly admitting it? Isn’t that in itself giving away U.S. secrets?
Wait a minute, why do they need to curry favor with all the ties and dirt that they have?!?!
I’d be very surprised if Trump, who’s known for being good-hearted, kind and gracious, to have said that Snowden deserves to be executed. All he did was said the truth about the Obama government. As NBC is known as Fake News, I doubt it’s true. If anything, it’s George Tzoros whom Trump should take of.