Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor-turned whistleblower, was granted asylum in Russia in 2013 after leaking a trove of classified intelligence on the extent of the US domestic surveillance programme and then fleeing the US. Characterizing himself as a patriot, Snowden has said he would return home if given a fair trial.
Online pressure asking US President Donald Trump to pardon Edward Snowden has swelled after the president appeared to express sympathy for the whistleblower in a recent interview.
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