Edward Snowden plea deal with US a possibility, says Eric Holder
Source: The Guardian
Edward Snowden plea deal with US a possibility, says Eric Holder
Attorney general Loretta Lynch says the Obama administrations position has not
changed despite her predecessors recent interview
Paul Owen in New York
Monday 6 July 2015 23.45 BST
The possibility exists that Edward Snowden could make a deal with the US Justice Department and return to his home country, former US attorney general Eric Holder says.
Asked by Yahoo News in a Monday interview if the Justice Department might be open to a plea bargain that let the NSA whistleblower come back from Moscow, Holder said: I certainly think there could be a basis for a resolution that everybody could ultimately be satisfied with. I think the possibility exists.
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Holder, who has returned to Washington law firm Covington & Burling, has previously said the US would be willing to engage in conversation with Snowden about returning to face charges, but the new comments appear to go slightly further.
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http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/jul/06/eric-holder-edward-snowden-justice-department