In my opinion, I think that Edward Snowden did commit treason. The reason I think that he is guilty of treason is because he released information about the government. According to the course text, His intent for releasing information concerning how the government conduct surveillance was basically trying to overthrow the government. As a National Security agent contract computer specialist, he took an oath, in which he didn’t abide by because he released top secret information and made it public. However, I don’t think that the death penalty is appropriate for his conduct. I think that a few years in prison would be acceptable for his action. The reason is because he went against the U.S. government and also caused problems with China. Also,
