NSA Official: Snowden Amnesty for Documents Is ‘Worth a Conversation’

NEWSMAX: A senior NSA official says granting amnesty to spy secrets leaker Edward Snowden in exchange for the trove of classified documents he still holds is “worth having a conversation about,” CBS News reports.

In an interview with “60 Minutes” set to air Sunday, Rick Ledgett, the National Security Agency official leading a leaks investigation, said making a deal with Snowden makes some sense — though NSA Director Gen. Keith Alexander is opposed to the idea.

Snowden may still hold 1.5 million classified documents he’s not yet leaked, CBS News reported Thursday. The ex-NSA contractor is now living in Moscow under temporary asylum… (more)

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