Edward Snowden

Ex-NSA contractor Edward Snowden, who fled to Russia in 2013 to escape prosecution in the U.S. for leaking national security information, has been granted ...

Reading through the repository, Mr. “Mr. This story was reported by The Associated Press. Snowden’s citizenship to the Justice Department, citing the pending criminal charges. director of national intelligence at the time of the disclosures, said Mr. Snowden leaked documents on the National Security Agency’s collection of data passing through the infrastructure of U.S. But he has been sharply criticized by members of the intelligence community, and current and former officials from both U.S. Snowden, who has kept a low profile in Russia and occasionally criticized Russian government policies on social media, said in 2019 that he was willing to return to the U.S. “I pray for privacy for them – and for us all.” “After two years of waiting and nearly ten years of exile, a little stability will make a difference for my family,” Mr. The couple has two children. Ex-NSA contractor Edward Snowden, who fled to Russia in 2013 to escape prosecution in the U.S.