Trump says he is 'going to start looking at it' at pardon for Edward Snowden

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Donald Trump said on Saturday, to reporters at his Bedminster golf club, that he is "going to start looking at it" at the issue of giving a pardon to Edward Snowden.

Snowden fled the United States and was given asylum in Russia after he leaked a trove of secret files in 2013 to news organisations. The data contained vast domestic and international surveillance operations carried out by the NSA.

Trump's stance toward Snowden represents a sharp reversal. Back in 2013, Trump expressed here hostility toward Snowden, calling him "a spy who should be executed."

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