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William Barr 'vehemently opposed' to pardoning NSA leaker Edward Snowden
President Trump and his top law enforcement chief appear at odds over the fate of whistleblower Edward Snowden. Attorney General William Barr told the Associated Press he was "vehemently opposed"...
Snowden? Tiger King? Trump says he will pardon 'very, very important' figure today
President Trump on Monday night said he will pardon someone who is “very, very important” on Tuesday. The president, making the declaration to reporters aboard Air Force One, didn’t identify...
Trump 'very strongly' looking at pardoning whistleblower Edward Snowden
He told The Post exclusively earlier this week that he was open to the idea.
Trump speaks out on Edward Snowden for first time as president
President Trump polled his aides on Thursday about whether he should let anti-surveillance whistleblower and leaker Edward Snowden return to the US from Russia without going to prison, saying he...
Edward Snowden and Gavin Newsom Will be First Guests on Vice TV’s New Coronavirus Interview Show
In response to the COVID-19 crisis, Vice TV has ordered Shelter in Place with Shane Smith, a new half-hour weekly interview show hosted by the Vice Media Group founder. It’s...
Snowden: Coronavirus could lead to extended government surveillance
NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden warned that the use of surveillance to track coronavirus cases during the pandemic could continue once the crisis subsides, according to a report. "When we see...
Accused CIA leaker thought Edward Snowden should be executed: witness
The former CIA staffer accused of passing top secret documents to WikiLeaks was a vocal critic of fellow CIA leaker Edward Snowden -- and thought he should be executed, a...
A traitor’s self-serving memoir and other commentary
Security beat: A Traitor’s Self-Serving Memoir Edward Snowden, the civilian contractor who exposed some of the National Security Agency’s most sensitive methods, “has released a memoir” that paints himself as...
Edward Snowden says he searched CIA, NSA databases for proof of aliens
Whistleblower Edward Snowden said Wednesday that he searched CIA and NSA databases for evidence that the US government was hiding aliens — but found no evidence of extraterrestrials. Snowden made...
Edward Snowden to make appearance at conference
Fugitive U.S. intelligence whistleblower Edward Snowden will speak next month by video at Web Summit in Lisbon, billed by the organizers as the world’s largest annual tech conference. Organizers of...
US sues Edward Snowden for profits from his new book
The Justice Department on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against Edward Snowden, the former CIA employee and National Security Agency contractor for publishing a book filled with classified secrets that violated...
Edward Snowden wants France to grant him asylum
Edward Snowden, the National Security Agency whistleblower who leaked classified documents detailing secret surveillance programs, is pleading with French President Emmanuel Macron to grant him asylum in France. Snowden, who...
Edward Snowden calls Assange's arrest a 'dark moment' for journalism
Edward Snowden slammed the arrest of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Thursday as a “dark moment for press freedom.” The NSA whistleblower, who is under political asylum himself in Russia...
Ex-NSA contractor pleads guilty in theft of secret documents
BALTIMORE — A former National Security Agency contractor accused in a theft of classified documents from the agency's headquarters pleaded guilty Thursday to willful retention of national defense information. In...
Canada grants asylum to woman who sheltered Edward Snowden in Hong Kong
TORONTO — A Filipino woman who helped shelter former NSA contractor Edward Snowden when he fled to Hong Kong has been granted refugee status in Canada. Vanessa Rodel and her...
NSA deleting more than 685M call records
WASHINGTON — The National Security Agency is deleting more than 685 million call records the government obtained since 2015 from telecommunication companies in connection with investigations, raising questions about the...
Stone's Putin doc previewed on heels of Megyn Kelly announcement
Showtime released clips from the director’s documentary – hours after Megyn Kelly formally announced that she'd scored a sit-down interview with the Russian leader.
The left's ridiculous double standard on spilling secrets
It may be too soon to tell whether Donald Trump’s presidency will survive his disclosure to the Russian foreign minister of a piece of US intelligence. But it’s not too...
Edward Snowden doesn't think Comey should have been fired
Edward Snowden, who has been waging war with FBI Director James Comey for years, condemned President Trump's decision to abruptly fire him on Tuesday -- saying it was "political interference...
The Guardian scraps plan to move to Kushner building
The Guardian has reportedly nixed a plan to move its US office to Brooklyn after staffers learned the building was owned by Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner. After a major...