Edward Snowden

I used to work for the government, but now I work for the public.

[Edward Snowden @Snowden]

When a crooked politician calls me traitor, ask yourself: who did I betray? The courts have ruled repeatedly that the programs I revealed were unlawful, and likely unconstitutional—a violation of your rights.

If this is treason, what they call loyalty is a crime.

[Edward Snowden @Snowden]

It's quite simple, Senator: if you're more upset at the whistleblower than you are at the lawbreaking they revealed, you're not in a position to be questioning anybody's judgment.

[John Stossel @JohnStossel]

.@TulsiGabbard was grilled at her confirmation hearing for refusing to call Edward Snowden a traitor.

I think she's right.

After researching how Snowden revealed America’s deceit about spying, I conclude that what he did was mostly heroic.

You decide. Here's my FULL interview:

[System Update @systemupdate_]

In the most unhinged exchange from yesterday's hearing, @SenatorBennet demanded that Tulsi Gabbard denounce Snowden as a traitor and berated her for questioning Washington's consensus on the Ukraine war.

@ggreenwald on Sen. Bennet's revealing meltdown:

[Edward Snowden @Snowden]

@DylanRollinssss @anthony_bazzini no

[Edward Snowden @Snowden]

Endless next-quarter thinking has reduced the Nvidia brand to "F-tier value for S-tier prices". 5070 should have had 16GB VRAM minimum, 5080 w 24/32 SKUs, 5090 32/48/+. Releasing a $1,000+ GPU in 2025 with a crippling 16GB is a monopolistic crime against the consumer.

[Edward Snowden @Snowden]

@anthony_bazzini idk i guess some of us just born without chronic skill issues

[Edward Snowden @Snowden]

"Her sin is that she told the truth about the government spying on Americans, and for that she is getting absolutely persecuted."

[Josh Hawley @HawleyMO]

RFK is Big Pharma's biggest nightmare, and Tulsi dared to challenge the surveillance state

THAT is why Democrats don't want them confirmed

[Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald]

The reason reason these bipartisan Deep State loyalists on the Committee are demanding she call Snowden a traitor (even though he's not charged with treason) is he exposed the illegal domestic spying programs they all endorsed.

He served the country and betrayed criminals:

[Justin Amash @justinamash]

Credit to @TulsiGabbard for holding the line when pressed in several exchanges.

Her previous written statement on FISA 702 was bad, but she seemed to be hedging more today—in a good way. It’s simple: If the government seeks to search Americans’ communications, GET A WARRANT.

[Trevor Timm @trevortimm]

Embarrassing that Democrats are leading the charge on smearing @Snowden, instead of pushing for his pardon.

NSA mass phone surveillance ruled illegal, countless reforms enacted because of him. A court just ruled 702 surveillance violated the 4th Amendment last week!

[Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan]

I’m a longstanding critic of Gabbard but Edward Snowden isn’t a traitor and deserved a pardon and a return home to the US for exposing NSA crimes.

[jack @jack]

pardon @Snowden & Assange

[Edward Snowden @Snowden]

The Senate Intel Committee spent nearly the entirety of its session today furiously demanding that DNI nominee Gabbard condemn me personally, a position now opposed by something like 94% of Americans.

Courts have been ruling for ten years that NSA broke the law, guys. Move on.

[Thomas Massie @RepThomasMassie]

President Trump should pardon Edward Snowden. He is a national hero for exposing egregious violations of the Constitution by the Bush and Obama administrations.

[Kevin Maley @KevinAMaley]

Senator Young read this tweet then said he agreed with Snowden that Tulsi should say this. I think that makes it clear everyone involved in these hearings, but especially the Senators, recognize its all performative theatrics meant for self-serving video clips

[George @BehizyTweets]

A Democrat Senator just tried to bait Tulsi Gabbard into condemning Edward Snowden, but she did NOT bite.

Senator: "Do you still think Edward Snowden is brave?"

Gabbard: "Edward Snowden broke the law... But he also released information that exposed egregious, illegal, and unconstitutional programs that are happening within our government that led to serious reforms that Congress undertook."

She handled that masterfully.

[Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald]

The number one religion of the Washington Establishment is protecting the US Security State from all inquiry and criticism.

They aren't angry that these agencies broke the law when spying on Americans. They're only angry at the person who exposed it:

[Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald]

Exactly: Snowden could have sold that archive. He could have secretly passed it to America's enemies. He could have dumped it all on the internet.

He did none of that: he brought it to American journalists and asked that only the parts in the public interest be reported.

[Edward Snowden @Snowden]

When a crooked politician calls me traitor, ask yourself: who did I betray? The courts have ruled repeatedly that the programs I revealed were unlawful, and likely unconstitutional—a violation of your rights.

If this is treason, what they call loyalty is a crime.

[Leading Report @LeadingReport]

BREAKING: Tulsi Gabbard: “Edward Snowden broke the law... But he also released information that exposed egregious, illegal, and unconstitutional programs that are happening within our government that led to serious reforms that Congress undertook.”

[Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald]

This is the first issue Senate Democrats invoked to attack Tulsi, and it -- along with her opposition to warrantless eavesdropping on Americans -- are their two primary lines of opposition to her nomination.

Says it all.