Edward Snowden, who in 2013 leaked a trove of secret documents on programs run by the National Security Agency and has for years been living in exile in Russia, made more than $1.2 million in speaking fees in recent years, according to a court filing.
The revelation comes as President Trump said last week he would "look at" a potential pardon for Snowden, who told CBS last year that heto the U.S. without assurances that he will get access to "a public interest defense," a prerequisite, he says, for a fair trial in his case.
“I’m not that aware of the Snowden situation,” Trump told reporters in a briefing Saturday. “Many people think he should be somehow treated differently and other people think he did very bad things.”Trump previously called Snowden a "spy who should be executed" in 2013. While Snowden is seen as a hero by many for exposing what they believe to be unjustified snooping by the U.S. government, others still believe he deserves to be in prison for his breach of classified information.
"Edward Snowden is a traitor. He is responsible for the largest and most damaging release of classified info in US history," Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., one of the top Republicans in the House of Representatives, said Saturday. "He handed over US secrets to Russian and Chinese intelligence putting our troops and our nation at risk. Pardoning him would be unconscionable."Tyler Olson covers politics for FoxNews.com. You can contact him at tyler.olson@foxnews.
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