▁p ardon ▁for ▁any ▁cr imes ▁[ S now den ] ▁has ▁committed ▁or ▁may ▁have ▁committed ▁related ▁to ▁blow ing ▁the ▁wh ist le ▁on ▁secret ▁NS A ▁surve ill ance ▁programs ." ▁The ▁pet ition ▁att ained ▁ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁sign atures ▁within ▁two ▁weeks , ▁thus ▁meeting ▁the ▁threshold ▁and ▁requiring ▁an ▁official ▁response ▁from ▁the ▁White ▁House . ▁The ▁White ▁House ▁answered ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁decl ining ▁to ▁p ardon ▁Snow den . ▁In ▁a ▁response ▁written ▁by ▁Lisa ▁Mon aco , ▁Ob ama ' s ▁hom eland ▁security ▁and ▁terror ism ▁ad visor , ▁the ▁White ▁House ▁said ▁Snow den ' s ▁dis clos ures ▁had ▁severe ▁consequences ▁for ▁national ▁security ▁and ▁that ▁he ▁should ▁come ▁home ▁to ▁be ▁jud ged ▁by ▁a ▁j ury ▁of ▁his ▁pe ers . ▁ ▁Also ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁U . S . ▁military ▁blocked ▁access ▁to ▁parts ▁of ▁The ▁Guardian ▁website ▁related ▁to ▁government ▁surve ill ance ▁programs ▁for ▁thousands ▁of ▁defense ▁personnel ▁across ▁the ▁country , ▁and ▁to ▁The ▁Guard ians ▁entire ▁website ▁for ▁personnel ▁station ed ▁in ▁Afghan istan , ▁the ▁Middle ▁East , ▁and ▁South ▁Asia . ▁A ▁sp ok esp erson ▁described ▁the ▁filtering ▁as ▁a ▁routine ▁" network ▁h yg iene " ▁measure ▁intended ▁to ▁mit ig ate ▁una ut hor ized ▁dis clos ures ▁of ▁class ified ▁information ▁onto ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Def ense '