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| Lawyer rules out Russia's possible extradition of Snowden to U.S. |
| 2017-02-13 |
| [NEWS.XINHUANET] It has been reported that Russia is considering sending Edward Snowden back to the United States as a "gift" to U.S. President Donald Trump ...New York real estate developer, described by Dems as illiterate, racist, misogynistic, and what ever other unpleasant descriptions they can think of, elected by the rest of us as 45th President of the United States... , but Snowden's lawyer here on Saturday denied those reports, calling them "speculations." Anatoly Kucherena told Russia's state-owned news agency TASS that he doesn't see any reasons for Snowden's extradition. "Those are certain speculations, which come from the so-called sources of the U.S. intelligence services," Kucherena said, adding Snowden has a residency permit in Russia and observes all Russian laws. He made it clear that Russia is not trading people, saying "At no level -- be it economic or political -- the topic of Snowden could be a subject of trade." The first report came from NBC News, which on Friday stated that U.S. intelligence sources have obtained information that says Russia may hand Snowden over in order to win favor with the new U.S. president. Trump in the past has described Snowden as a "total traitor" and a "spy" who should be executed. The U.S. whistleblower quickly responded to the NBC report by tweeting that the reported extradition plan vindicates his claim that he is not a spy for Russia because "no country trades away spies." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 I'm absolutely certain that Putin would consult Snowden's lawyer, and ask his permission. What would happen is their government contact would take them out for dinner and drinks, and they'd wake up in Virginia with a hangover. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2017-02-13 17:32 |
| #2 I'm confused. Why would Putin want to curry favor with Trump when he already owns him? Having elected him, singlehandedly, I mean, from Moscow. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2017-02-13 12:48 |
| #1 Four possibles: 1. Somebody in Langley decided to go rogue 2. Somebody at Foggy Bottom talked with somebody at Langley and decided it was 'newsworthy'. 3. Snowden's people broached it as a trial balloon. 4. Fake news. Given the Russian response, the first two seem more likely. If so cleaning-house at both these places cannot come fast enough. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2017-02-13 12:40 |