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Published On: Mon, Jun 10th, 2013

Peter King says NSA leaker, Edward Snowden is ‘dangerous’ and ‘should be prosecuted’

The ex-CIA employee who admitted Sunday to leaking top secret information about America’s surveillance programs is a “defector” who could still pose risks to U.S. assets overseas, Rep. Peter King claimed Monday.

King, a Republican member of the House Homeland Security Committee, added on CNN’s “Starting Point” that Edward Snowden’s claim he could have wiretapped President Barack Obama’s own correspondence was a lie.

Peter_King_Donkey_Hotey“No it is not true. And so much he said is untrue,” King said. “This guy is dangerous to the country. He had, I think, real questions as to why he left the CIA.”

“He knows who our intelligence assets are, who our intelligence agents are around the world, and the fact he has allowed our enemy to know what our sources and methods are is extremely dangerous,” the New York Republican said. “I think he should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. I consider him right now to be a defector.”

Extradition proceedings should being “as soon as possible,” King said, though Justice Department officials say Snowden would first have to be charged before those discussions begin. King admitted the extradition process would be “confusing.”

“My concern In the meantime is China could be holding him and getting information as to what he knows about our assets around the world,” he said.

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    […] has been called a traitor, Republican Peter King says Snowden is “extremely dangerous” and former ambassador John Bolton says he should stand trial and then […]

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