> > > What is Edward Snowden, then? Will he be greeted with open arms when returning to the USA, or immediately end up in a black site?

> > He also leaked a lot of documents that he wasn't supposed to.

> So did Daniel Ellsberg with the Pentagon papers.

Daniel Ellsberg wasn't a contractor at the NSA either, though he "was charged under the Espionage Act of 1917 along with other charges of theft and conspiracy, carrying a total maximum sentence of 115 years."[0]

I doubt Snowden will be so lucky as to share Ellsberg's fate of all charges being dismissed "[d]ue to governmental misconduct and illegal evidence-gathering"[0].

0 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Ellsberg

Ellsberg himself has specifically defended Snowden, saying Snowden "made the right call" in fleeing the country [0] and "would not get a fair trial" if he returned [1].

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/daniel-ellsberg-nsa-...

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/may/30/daniel...

> Ellsberg himself has specifically defended Snowden, saying Snowden "made the right call" in fleeing the country [0] and "would not get a fair trial" if he returned [1].

Hence my assertion of:

> I doubt Snowden will be so lucky as to share Ellsberg's fate ...

Yes, I'm agreeing with you and providing additional substantiation as to why a reader should believe you that Snowden would be unlikely to share Ellsberg's fate.