'Pardon Edward Snowden' Petition Reaches 100,000-Signature Threshold

The online petition that asks the Obama administration to pardon NSA leaker Edward Snowden has reached the threshold of 100,000 signatures. According to Whitehouse.gov guidelines, it is now entitled to an official response from the administration.

The "We the People" petition, which aims to pardon Snowden of any crime he may have committed, was launched immediately after he revealed his identity as the source of the documents that exposed the U.S. government's far-reaching surveillance programs

Hailing Snowden as a "national hero," the petition says he "should be immediately issued a full, free and absolute pardon for any crimes he has committed or may have committed related to blowing the whistle on secret NSA surveillance programs."