Snowden Goes on Twitter Tirade Refuting House Committee Report on Him

Former NSA contractor turned whistleblower Edward Snowden went on a Twitter rant Thursday, attacking and refuting a House committee report that found him to be a "serial exaggerator and fabricator."

But not a whistleblower, so determined the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI).

"Snowden and his defenders claim that he is a whistleblower, but he isn't," Intelligence Committee Ranking Member Adam Schiff wrote in a statement. "Most of the material he stole had nothing to do with Americans' privacy, and its compromise has been of great value to America's adversaries and those who mean to do America harm."

That and other findings sent Snowden on a 22-tweet (and counting) tirade against the HPSCI report.

Unsurprising that HPSCI's report is rifled with obvious falsehoods. The only surprise is how accidentally exonerating it is. 1/x

— Edward Snowden (@Snowden) December 22, 2016

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) December 22, 2016

Snowden takes exception to many parts of the report, including the committee's assertion that Snowden "has had, and continues to have, contact with
Russian intelligence services."

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) December 22, 2016

Snowden took on the report point by point before offering a summary.

Bottom line: this report's core claims are made without evidence, and are often contrary to both common sense and the public record.

— Edward Snowden (@Snowden) December 22, 2016

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