Dec 24 1:44 PM

Can Edward Snowden 'make his case'?

NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden in a still image taken from video during an interview with The Guardian on June 6, 2013.
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The Stream (Al Jazeera)

Last week's court ruling and White House panel recommendations on NSA surveillance prompted a variety of responses from policymakers, but NSA supporters and critics agree that if Edward Snowden believes himself a whistleblower, he should return home and state his case in a court of law. However, statements from lawmakers run contrary to the recent history of leak prosecutions, in which defenses related to whistleblowing, public interest and lack of harm to the U.S. have been inadmissible in court.

In an Sunday interview, Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Michigan), a defender of the NSA's surveillance program, said Snowden should face trail and account for his motives.

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