Snowden still faces espionage charges from 2013 when he leaked classified documents about the National Security Agency.
Former Vice President Mike Pence is the latest U.S. politician to be found with classified documents outside the White House. Classified documents were found at the Delaware home and a former office of President Joe Biden . The FBI uncovered classified docs during a raid of the Florida home of former President Donald Trump ."How is it possible that I have fewer classified documents in my house than the last few White House admins?" Snowdenon Tuesday.
Snowden fled from the United States in 2013 to escape espionage charges after leaking classified information of internet and phone surveillance conducted by the National Security Agency. The formercontractor has criticized politicians several times, saying it's unfair that politicians like Trump, Biden and now Pence aren't facing criminal charges for possessing the documents when whistleblowers leaking similar information are severely punished.
How is it possible that I have fewer classified documents in my house than the last few White House admins? The Espionage Act is a "strict liability" crime: good intentions are no defense. Under the law, these guys are all unindicted criminals.
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