> What if Snowden was still a Clown?
"was still" implies that some major change took place. You might say it when someone passed–"He was still drinking when he fell off his horse." Or you might say it when someone died: "She was still working on her memoirs when she passed."
It's an interesting thing to point out. Something happened to Snowden for sure.
I'm embarrassed to admit that I was one of those that supported him. But since late October, my worldview has changed quite a bit, ha ha…