ACLU Lawyer Discusses Potential Amnesty Deal for Snowden Amid Espionage Concerns

ACLU Lawyer Discusses Potential Amnesty Deal for Snowden Amid Espionage Concerns The passage reveals internal strategy discussions by ACLU counsel about securing amnesty for Edward Snowden, including references to possible DOJ negotiations and the risk of classified material reaching Russia. While it provides specific names (Wizner, Kucherena) and context, the information is largely already public and does not introduce new concrete evidence of wrongdoing or financial flows, limiting its investigative impact. Key insights: ACLU lawyer Ben Wizner explored a possible DOJ amnesty deal for Snowden.; Wizner emphasized the legal difficulty due to Snowden’s alleged transfer of documents to foreign powers.; Reference to Russian lawyer Kucherena’s damaging disclosures about Snowden.