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sumption which, following the =efection of Edward Snowden to Russia, is hard to make prudently—t=en the in

ations =rom Russia. If one assumes that the Russians do not know that the =hannel is being monitored—an assumption which, following the =efection of Edward Snowden to Russia, is hard to make prudently—t=en the intelligence gleaned from that channel can reveal the =remlin's activities and motive. If, however, i

est =ou A Question of Motive Russia =asn't trying to elect a particular candidate: Vladimir Putin =anted to delegitimize our elections, above all. Edward Jay =pstein July 31, =017 Politics and law The 2016 presidential campaign was marked by =hree disclosure operations, all of which appear to have had a

oward NSA surveillance. It there- fore seems entirely plausible that he found a co-worker willing to cooperate or, vice versa, a co-worker found him. Snowden might not have been aware of his new accomplice’s true motives or affili- ations, but without some co-worker’s providing him with entry to the sealed

ith author. | | Epst_9780451494566_2p_all_r1.indd 308 @ 9/30/16 8:13AM | | HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019796 Notes to pages 23-25 | 309 23 The only person: “Edward Snowden’s Friend Mavanee Anderson Exclusive Interview,” Last Word, MSNBC, June 12, 2013, www.youtube.com/watch?v= beQUMdolBWE. 25 “was trying to break into”:

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of 2017, 301-2 of 2018, 171, 309-10 of 2020, 308-9 HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_020125 Emanuel, Rahm, 27 Enron, 278 environmental regulation, 182, 295 Epstein, Edward Jay, 102 Epstein, Jeffrey, 28 Europe, 5, 142 European Union, 99 executive orders (EOs), 120, 133 climate change, 182 immigration and travel ban, 61-65,

Wall Street Journal, December 30, 2016 The Fable of Edward Snowden As he seeks a pardon, the NSA thief has told multiple lies about what he stole and his dealings with Russian intelligence. EDWARD JAY EPSTEIN Of a

to engage in espionage, and was only a “whistleblower” seeking to expose the overreach of NSA’s information gathering. With the clock ticking on Mr. Snowden’s chance of a pardon, now is a good time to review what we have learned about his real mission. Mr. Snowden’s theft of America’s most closely guarde

How America Lost Its Secrets: Edward Snowden, the Man and the Theft,” will be published by Knopf in January. Journal Video: Investigative Journalist Edward Jay Epstein on Snowden;s Legend HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019209 --- PAGE BREAK --- HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019210