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Is sufficient reason to think she committed a crime. the hearing before that judge would be quite limited. it would not be a mini trial. if the judge is rules she could be extradited, it all goes back to the secretary of state, who makes the final decision weighing the facts, the law and whats in the best foreign policy interests of the u.s. >> all right, pete williams, thank you for that. lets bring in alex little, former federal prosecutor with a background in international law. and with a wel...

Does snowden ever return to this country, perry? and should he return to this country? >> i think he may return to this country unwillingly. i think hell be brought back in some kind of extradition process and the u.s. will prosecute him. should he legally be forced to come here? probably, because he did violate the law. does he end up becoming a hero or traitor? thats ultimately a discussion that will keep going. i think there are people who will, if he comes back to america or brought back by ...

Something like that, its a political term, not a legal term. but some have suggested snowden fit into that category because hes doing the country harm. and the follow through on that and how we handle it, what do you think are the repercussions of it? >> well, it really depends on how they decide to go after him, and its not like they have to make one decision. they have to use the criminal justice track because purchase the only way you can get a country to extradite somebody -- assuming we cou...

Across the river from washington, and the chinese, the hong kong government was informed of that, and the u.s. sought the next step, which is an arrest warrant. then after he was arrested the extradition process would start. administration officials say that the hong kong official came back to the u.s. just this past friday night with additional questions that the u.s. was in the process of responding when the hong kong authorities notified the u.s. that they decided to let him go. now, in their...

Act but do it for a political motivation. thats a practice thats been around as long as weve had extradition and international relations. here its just that the consequences of mr. snowdens conduct could be so politically far reaching that i think thats what gets at the notoriety. as far as the extradition process and diplomatic relations go, i dont agree that this is particularly unique. jenna: interesting. bruce, context matters as we know here, and we appreciate your perspective and look forw...

To speed on where the justice department is on this? what is it they are prepared to do now that snowden has done what hes done? >> the request for extradition will follow wherever he ends up. what im told is, first of all, we know the charges were filed under seal a week ago, in the eastern district of virginia, right across the river from washington. and the chinese, the hong kong government was informed of that. the u.s. sought the next step, which is an arrest warrant. after he was arrested ...

Im alison kosik. >> im victor blackwell. here are five things you need to know this morning. number one, the u.s. government has now charged admitted nsa leaker edward snowed. hes facing three charges including theft of government property. under the espionage act he was charged with willfully communicating classified information to unauthorized persons and without permission. snowden is in hiding and was last seen in hong kong. the charges are the usual step in the extradition process. the fo...

Offense. >> this is interesting to me and i did not know this until you just said this. the u.s. government clearly has been in contact with the government of hong kong, correct? >> correct. >> and now they filed this complaint and they want him detained by hong kong authorities immediately? >> immediately. its interesting, the united states is sending a message. they moved quickly on this. it shows how seriously they are taking what they consider a very significant national security breach and ...

For asylum and fights the extradition process. this could drag on for months, if not years. >> anna, thank you. a shakeup to tell you about at the highest level of the cia this morning. michael moral announcing his retirement from the agency after 33 years. a move comes a month after he took the blame for editing the benghazi attack talking points. replaced by the top attorney at the national security council. she will be one of the first woman to hold one of the cias top two jobs. jason lef...

Washington. >> wow. >> wow. and theres a lot more to come. >> oh, yes. >> so, glenn greenwald of "the guardian," the newspaper who released all of this, who he went to, says they have a lot more, more to come. the reporter says well have a lot more significant revelations that have not yet been heard over the next several weeks and months. he says theyre working with the 29-year-old to determine when to release this and how to release this. >> you just hope names of special agents and things don...