Edward Snowden Hopes For a 'Moral' Pardon From Obama: 'I Think I Will End Up Back Home'

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Edward Snowden Hopes For a 'Moral' Pardon From Obama: 'I Think I Will End Up Back Home'
With just days to go until the release of the new Oliver Stone-directed film about his life, Edward Snowden admits that he’s not one to put a lot of stock into the glitz of Hollywood. 'I've always been a little bit allergic to media,' he adds.
Snowden, the former NSA whistleblower who has been in exile since 2013, spoke at length with The Guardian about his chances at receiving a pardon from President Barack Obama at the end of the presidency. Snowden, a computer systems administrator who leaked top-secret information after fleeing to Hong Kong, has been in Russia ever since..

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