MOSCOW (Sputnik) – According to the report released earlier Thursday, Snowden is and was in the past in contact with Russia’s intelligence services.
"Unsurprising that HPSCI's report is rifled with obvious falsehoods. The only surprise is how accidentally exonerating it is. After three years of investigation and millions of dollars, they can present no evidence of harmful intent, foreign influence, or harm," Snowden said on Twitter.
Unsurprising that HPSCI's report is rifled with obvious falsehoods. The only surprise is how accidentally exonerating it is. 1/x
— Edward Snowden (@Snowden) 22 декабря 2016 г.
After three years of investigation and millions of dollars, they can present no evidence of harmful intent, foreign influence, or harm. Wow.
— Edward Snowden (@Snowden) 22 декабря 2016 г.
According to the whistleblower, the report claims without evidence that he is "in cahoots with Russian intel. Everyone knows this is false."
Despite this, they claim without evidence I'm in cahoots with Russian intel. Everyone knows this is false, but let's examine their basis:
— Edward Snowden (@Snowden) 22 декабря 2016 г.
The report also alleged that the US intelligence community, including the NSA had not taken appropriate steps to prevent unauthorized information disclosure after Snowden leaked massive amounts of information.
Claim: I went to a hacker conference, met Chinese hackers, then told people at NSA how great China is (seriously?). False and insane.
— Edward Snowden (@Snowden) 22 декабря 2016 г.
In the United States, Snowden faces up to 30 years in prison on charges of espionage and theft of government property.
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