I served as the FBI's senior official -- Acting Legal Attache -- in Mexico City between 2013 and 2014. I cannot begin to tell you how consequentially Snowden's espionage and Assange's illegal dump of sensitive and classified information contributed to the damaging of relationships between the United States and our allies--to include the Mexican Government. Pardoning these two would be a colossal mistake and would reward them for criminal, and arguably, treasonous misconduct. I was beyond incensed when President Obama commuted PFC Bradley (Chelsea) Manning's sentence in 2017, and I'd be equally incensed if it occurred here with Assange and Snowden under President Trump. Rewarding bad behavior encourages more of same. These three traitors did incalculable damage to our country and undermined U.S. efforts worldwide.No pardons for Snowden and Assange. https://t.co/yyn0VBT2Ky
— J Michael Waller (@JMichaelWaller) March 13, 2026
Disgusting and shameful.
