9 Hrs Ago
Politics
Brian Feldman
According to the New York Times (click here) last summer as Edward Snowden maneuvered around the globe seeking asylum, the former NSA contractor retained a lawyer famous for handling cases involving the EspionageAct. Plato Cacheris, has been working on a plea deal that would allow Snowden to return stateside, but those talks are still in a very early stage.
Cacheris would not comment to the Times about the case, but Ben Wizner, a lawyer for the ACLU also representing Snowden said, “He would cooperate in extraordinary ways in the right circumstances. But he does not believe that the ‘felon’ label is the right word for someone whose act of conscience has revitalized democratic oversight of the intelligence community and is leading to historic reforms.”...
The USA cannot indict Mr. Snowden to the full extent of the law and hold blameless Carlyle and it's affiliates as well as those that lied to Congress at the NSA. That is victimization of a USA citizen to exoneration of those with the most responsibility.
Politics
Brian Feldman
According to the New York Times (click here) last summer as Edward Snowden maneuvered around the globe seeking asylum, the former NSA contractor retained a lawyer famous for handling cases involving the EspionageAct. Plato Cacheris, has been working on a plea deal that would allow Snowden to return stateside, but those talks are still in a very early stage.
Cacheris would not comment to the Times about the case, but Ben Wizner, a lawyer for the ACLU also representing Snowden said, “He would cooperate in extraordinary ways in the right circumstances. But he does not believe that the ‘felon’ label is the right word for someone whose act of conscience has revitalized democratic oversight of the intelligence community and is leading to historic reforms.”...
The USA cannot indict Mr. Snowden to the full extent of the law and hold blameless Carlyle and it's affiliates as well as those that lied to Congress at the NSA. That is victimization of a USA citizen to exoneration of those with the most responsibility.
