Former U.S. National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden slams Hillary Clinton's double standard on classified information. (AP Photo/Charles Platiau, Pool)

Former U.S. National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden slams Hillary Clinton's double standard on classified information. (AP Photo/Charles Platiau, Pool)

Snowden slams Clinton double standard on classified information

Edward Snowden doesn't seem happy that Hillary Clinton might escape the same felony charges for exposing classified information that prosecutors have sought against him.

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"Espionage Act violations don't require intent to harm — exactly why the Obama's DOJ has gone after so many sources," the former NSA contractor and whistleblower said via a retweet on Twitter on Wednesday. The message included a link to a story quoting Obama's Sunday comment that Clinton "has not jeopardized America's national security," which many saw as a sign that Obama is looking for a reason not to prosecute Clinton.





It was his third message on the topic this week, apparently inspired by comments made by Obama.

"There's classified, and then there's classified," Obama said on Sunday. "There's stuff that is really top-secret top-secret, and there's stuff that is being presented to the president or the secretary of state that you might not want on the transom, or going out over the wire, but is basically stuff that you could get in open-source."

Pro-Israel concerns about Trump fade thanks to Obama, Kerry, UN
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Pro-Israel concerns about Trump fade thanks to Obama, Kerry, UN

President Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry creating greater distance between themselves and Israel in the waning days of the administration has brought President-elect Trump and pro-Israel voices closer together.

"We cannot continue to let Israel be treated with such total disdain and disrespect," Trump declared Wednesday on his favorite platform, adding, "Stay strong Israel, January 20th [the day the new president will be sworn into office] is fast approaching!"

The Obama administration's refusal to block a United Nations Security Council resolution condemning Israeli settlements and Kerry's Wednesday speech make it easy to forget that Trump's commitment to Israel was questioned during the campaign.

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"If only I had known," Snowden said in an earlier Sunday tweet. "Anyone have the number for the Attorney General? Asking for a friend," he said in another message.

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Snowden faces at least three felony counts for exposing classified information that revealed the scope of the federal government's surveillance. Two of those counts fall under the same Espionage Act, the same law the FBI is using to examine whether Clinton violated any rules.

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Clinton, who has discounted the FBI's criminal investigation as a "security review," has also said that Snowden should be prosecuted. "He broke the laws of the United States," she said during an October debate. "In addition, he stole very important information that has unfortunately fallen into a lot of the wrong hands. So I don't think he should be brought home without facing the music."

Dems call for healthcare rallies
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Dems call for healthcare rallies

Trump "must be held to his promises" not to cut Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, letter says.

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John Kerry rips Israel in speech advocating two-state solution
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John Kerry rips Israel in speech advocating two-state solution

'We cannot defend and protect Israel if we allow a viable two-state solution to be destroyed'

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