did he? I noticed he wrote:

The government may steal a dollar, but it cannot erase the idea that earned it. I wrote this book, Permanent Record, for you, and I hope the government's ruthless desperation to prevent its publication only inspires you read it—and then gift it to another. -- https://twitter.com/Snowden/status/1207624251953549312

He most certainly did:

In response to: "Perhaps you'll consider releasing it under creative commons 2.0 at some point :)."

He said: "I don't own the rights—the publisher does—but if you're extremely online, you can find a copy in the usual places."

https://twitter.com/Snowden/status/1207628691234316288

That’s not saying you’re free to do so. That’s saying, if you want to, here’s how. There’s a fine line between the two.

In other words: He doesn’t own the rights, so he can’t tell you what you can do with it; Only the publisher can.

So read it and send Ed a dollar (or Bitcoin equiv.)

I think it's illegal to send him any money due to him being an enemy of the state.

The mere fact that you can't say for sure his exact status should raise a giant red flag about the state of our republic.

He is certainly targeted and watched. If you send him money, you will likely be watched more carefully as well. Buying his book is a symbol of defiance more than anything else.

That said, Snowden is not covered by official sanctions and does not even come up on Dow Jones as PEP or person of interest.

source:

sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov

dowjones.com

But there was this executive order? https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2015/0...

Ok. I am not an attorney. My views are my own. No purchase necessary. Not FDIC insured. YMMV. Consult a real lawyer. Don't be an idiot.

You right in a sense that when you read this, Snowden could easily be argued to fit the mold.

However, you will note that it later says that the actual designation ( verified here with treasury link I added ) is up to SOS and other involved individuals.

Note, that at the time I checked it, Snowden was not on that list and apparently has not been since issuance of this EO.

At least not yet.

edit, because there always exceptions: see wikileaks and note neither he nor his creation was sanctioned by OFAC either. However, that did not stop the state from making donations.. challenging.

wouldn't it be normal for indictments to be under seal? I agree with all your points though.

Agreed, but it does not make sending him funds illegal by virtue of being enemy of the state ( although I will admit I struggle with parsing that phrase ), which is the question posed by the original poster.

Edit: brackets

edit2: also, the fact that he may be potentially indicted does not mean it is illegal to give him money. Those are two separate issues

If that's the case, maybe donate to the EFF.

EFF = Electronic frontiers foundation?

too late, I already paid the Ethiopian Football Federation

How would they know you sent him money? Furthermore, unless it's a large amount of funds, I don't think anyone will be prosecuted for sending him funds.

American problems.

He's not an enemy of my state.

To be just a tiny bit flippant about it, is it illegal not to live in the USA too?

1. I am not in your state.

2. Is Bitcoin money?

not in the US so I probably would be fine (maybe)

Does it say somewhere in the article that the government is attempt to prevent its publication? Sounds like they're just stripping his profits.

When one cannot prevent the publication, one can prevent any reward that the author might get from it. It's not a far stretch to consider this to be aimed (at least partially) at discouraging such publications.

If by profits we're talking about the publisher's and not just Snowden's, this could be a very effective way of getting the book off the shelves.

there's a case that deplatforming of this kind is similar to censorship

I'm cool with that. I will steal it, for sure, and make sure it gets read.

For all the people who downvoted me. Steal this book is a famous title. Please consider upvoting me back.