In a coup you fight back. One of the ways to fight back is to give the enemies of your enemies a megaphone. Snowden is useful, in that by simply letting him speak he undermines TeamCoup by eroding people's trust in the system. Pardoning him puts a ton of media coverage on him at the same time. Think strategically. Fight.
Can all these idiots shut up about a pardon. We are literally in the middle of a coup.
In a coup you fight back. One of the ways to fight back is to give the enemies of your enemies a megaphone. Snowden is useful, in that by simply letting him speak he undermines TeamCoup by eroding people's trust in the system. Pardoning him puts a ton of media coverage on him at the same time. Think strategically. Fight.