Trump Considering Pardon for NSA Leaker Edward Snowden

Former CIA employee and whistleblower Edward Snowden is displayed on a screen as he speaks during a video conference to present his book titled "Permanent Record," in Berlin, Germany, on Sept. 17, 2019. Jörg Carstensen//DPA/AFP via Getty Images

President Donald Trump told reporters on Saturday he is considering a pardon for Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor who leaked a giant trove of U.S. national secrets in 2013.

“I’m going to start looking at it,” Trump said at a news conference in Bedminster, New Jersey.