Edward Snowden is in living in exile, but still managing to promote his upcoming memoir, Permanent Record. The former contractor for the National Security Agency is talking to the media about his alleged crime, privacy issues and even weighing in on Donald Trump.
On MSNBC, he spoke with Brian Williams (watch above) about stealing classified information from the NSA and giving it to the media. NBC News writes:
Snowden defended his actions as he has in previous interviews. He stressed that his goal was not to destroy the NSA, but instead “reform it.”
In the years since fleeing the United States, Snowden said he has grown increasingly concerned about the way disinformation is infecting American politics. He expressed concern for a world he sees becoming “increasingly fractured,” adding that the idea that feelings matter more than the facts is “toxic to democracy.”
Snowden fled to Russia back in 2013 to escape criminal charges, he talked to CBS This Morning about whether he’d ever return to the United States.
"Of course I would like to return to the United States. That is the ultimate goal. But if I'm gonna spend the rest of my life in prison, the one bottom line demand that we all have to agree to, is that at least I get a fair trial" — Edward @Snowden https://t.co/Ss2vmvte4B pic.twitter.com/Q3QGJPWxZn
— CBS Mornings (@CBSMornings) September 16, 2019