It is obvious that "can't" doesn't mean "not legally allowed to" but "that's my prerequisite for thinking about it".<p>Really, how could anyone get something else from his interview?
All these articles about this, but I've never seen anyone mention whether or not a pardon has been requested.. which is arguably the most important thing in determining whether or not a pardon will be granted.<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_of_the_Pardon_Attorney" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_of_the_Pardon_Attorney</a>
>I think that Mr. Snowden raised some legitimate concerns. How he did it was something that did not follow the procedures and practices of our intelligence community.<p>Translated into English -- he didn't kill anyone.<p>>At the point at which Mr. Snowden wants to present himself before the legal authorities and make his arguments or have his lawyers make his arguments...<p>Translated into English -- he didn't hop on a plane to Gitmo.<p>Note to self -- if ever in the position to leak information on a massive secret government surveillance program, make sure the data has a couple of juicy tidbits about the president, to hold in reserve.
Well... yea. Pardoning Snowden seems a great way to send the intelligence community into an upheaval and spark mass resignation and protest, much less the political ammo it would give Republicans.