[grecy]

I don't think the US have any interest in the death penalty for Snowden.

They'd much rather him rot without trial in Guantanamo for the rest of his life, as to serve a better lesson to anyone thinking of following his footsteps.

[justincormack]

I don't think he could be extradited if he was going to not be tried either; that would also be illegal in the US as he is a citizen...

[toyg]

Oh, he would be "trialled", of course. With a special trial, that could last decades, time he gets to spend in protective custody, of course.

After all the bull*hit about "enemy combatants", my faith in the separation of powers in the US is quite nil.

[grecy]

It's clear America doesn't care about doing illegal things, even to American citizens

See: holding Manning for years without trial, killing American citizens without trail (overseas)