Snowden Says Petraeus Shared Information ‘Far More Highly Classified Than I Ever Did’
- 7 years ago
Edward Snowden, who is wanted for leaking government surveillance documents, recently commented on General David Petraeus being a potential Secretary of State pick.
Edward Snowden, who is wanted for leaking government surveillance documents, recently commented on Gen. David Petraeus being a potential secretary of state in the Trump administration.
Snowden told Katie Couric of Yahoo Global News, “Gen. Petraeus…shared information that was far more highly classified than I ever did with journalists.”
He continued, “And he shared this information not with the public for their benefit, but with his biographer and lover for personal benefit — conversations that had information, detailed information, about military special-access programs, that’s classified above top secret, conversations with the president and so on. He never spent a single day in jail, despite the type of classified information he exposed.”
Snowden also commented, “We have a two-tiered system of justice in the United States, where people who are either well-connected to government or they have access to an incredible amount of resources get very light punishments.”
In April 2015, Petraeus agreed to accept misdemeanor charges, pay a $100,000 fine, and be under probation for 2 years, notes Politico.
Records from his court case show that he gave Paula Broadwell, who was, as Snowden described, a biographer and mistress to the general, a book containing the names of covert operators and other highly sensitive information.
Edward Snowden, who is wanted for leaking government surveillance documents, recently commented on Gen. David Petraeus being a potential secretary of state in the Trump administration.
Snowden told Katie Couric of Yahoo Global News, “Gen. Petraeus…shared information that was far more highly classified than I ever did with journalists.”
He continued, “And he shared this information not with the public for their benefit, but with his biographer and lover for personal benefit — conversations that had information, detailed information, about military special-access programs, that’s classified above top secret, conversations with the president and so on. He never spent a single day in jail, despite the type of classified information he exposed.”
Snowden also commented, “We have a two-tiered system of justice in the United States, where people who are either well-connected to government or they have access to an incredible amount of resources get very light punishments.”
In April 2015, Petraeus agreed to accept misdemeanor charges, pay a $100,000 fine, and be under probation for 2 years, notes Politico.
Records from his court case show that he gave Paula Broadwell, who was, as Snowden described, a biographer and mistress to the general, a book containing the names of covert operators and other highly sensitive information.