I don’t know about that... POTUS has tweeted the below in the past:
Snowden is a spy who has caused great damage to the U.S. A spy in the old days, when our country was respected and strong, would be executed.
Snowden is a spy who has caused great damage to the U.S. A spy in the old days, when our country was respected and strong, would be executed.
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remember this is Assange
That whole bunch deserves the harshest punishment. Britain has said that they don’t extradite if Assange gets the death penalty and that is fine with me. Just give them the assurance that he’ll get life in prison.