News ‘I’m not asking for a pardon.’ Edward Snowden says he’d come home for a fair trial September 17, 2019 John Bacon, USA TODAY Comments Off on ‘I’m not asking for a pardon.’ Edward Snowden says he’d come home for a fair trial Renegade former NSA contractor Edward Snowden tells it like he thinks it is in his book "Permanent Record" released Tuesday in more than 20 countries.