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Central issues about the legality of whisleblowing and disclosure of classified information aside, the problem with Snowden's return is that he's undoubtably broken so many other laws via his actions that the government wouldn't even have to charge him with the "Big Issues" in order to get him put away for life. The feds could be fair and impartial, and still deny him any opportunity to turn a trial into a grandstand by simply piling on the minor charges. Honestly, he'd be stupid to come back here.