“The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden on Tuesday for failing to submit his book to the government for clearance,” CNBC reports.
Snowden Has a Book Coming Out
Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden has written a memoir that will describe his role in the accumulation of metadata and the “crisis of conscience” that led him to steal a trove of files in 2013 and share them with reporters, the AP reports.
Snowden, who faces U.S. charges that could land him in prison, is currently living in exile in Moscow.
Bonus Quote of the Day
“We need to hang him on the courthouse square as soon was we get our hands on him.”
— Former Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), quoted by BuzzFeed, on NSA leaker Edward Snowden.
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