US hints that whistleblower Snowden could plea bargain

The USA attorney general, Eric Holder, has hinted the NSA leaker could return home

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THE AMERICAN attorney general, Eric Holder, has hinted at the possibility of a return home for NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden - if he is prepared to make a plea bargain and face espionage charges.

The Guardian says Holder maintains that full clemency for the 30-year-old would be "going too far" but said he was willing to "engage in conversation" with him if he accepted responsibility for leaking state secrets.

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