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Bernie Sanders wants plea deal for Snowden

By Daniel Chaitin
Published September 15, 2016 1:45am ET
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Bernie Sanders wants plea deal for Snowden
"In my view, the interests of justice would be best served if our government granted him some form of clemency or a plea agreement that would spare him a long prison sentence or permanent exile," said Sen. Bernie Sanders. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File) | Paul Sancya

Sen. Bernie Sanders on Wednesday called for a deal that would allow Edward Snowden, a former contractor for the CIA who leaked secret information from the National Security Agency’s surveillance programs, to return to the U.S. with some guarantee of leniency.

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