AG Barr Says He Opposes Possible 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

Attorney General William Barr said that he opposes the possibility of pardoning Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor who fled the country after releasing a trove of U.S. classified information in 2013.

This comes after President Donald Trump said at a press conference last week that he was going to “start looking at” a possible pardon for Snowden, who was charged under the Espionage Act in 2013 for the disclosure.