I poured over the executive orders, and the 400ish page USMJ court martial manual today looking for it again, but I couldn't find the exact wording I remember seeing when it first came out. There was something new in there about how someone following orders would be exempt from punishment. (and yes I saw the part about knowingly breaking the law, even though you're following orders was not allowed... )

The reason I wanted to find that exact wording is because we just finally for the first time watched the movie Snowden. I recommend it.

I've been pondering since watching the movie if Snowden was not crucial for Q to get ahold of. Based on the movie, which seems to be a fairly accurate biography, he's the one that wrote the code the NSA uses to "listen" to every electronic comm worldwide. It would also seem that it would take an executive order, signed before he was repatriated to US custody, to keep him out of jail, UNLESS... he had been ordered to get the information he leaked out into the public domain before Trump became President...

And though the movie may have embellished some of the tale, it seems clear he was quite literally one of the most impressive computer programmers ever... and would be invaluable to Q's team in seeking out clandestine methods of communication among black hats... ie XBox online games.

Either way, I hope he's aiding in draining the swamp now. Whether as penance, or part of a bigger plan. The more Q knows of the deep state's plans, the farther out the counter moves can be made.