Edward Snowden Denies Reports That He Is Working With Russian Intelligence To Leak NSA Documents

NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, an analyst with a U.S. defence contractor, is seen in this still image taken from video during an interview by The Guardian in his hotel room in Hong Kong June 6, 2013. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro offered asylum to former U.S. intelligence contractor Edward Snowden on July 5, 2013 in defiance of Washington, which is demanding his arrest for divulging details of secret U.S. spy programs. Picture taken June 6, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Glenn Greenwald/Laura Poitras/Courtesy of The Guardian/Handout via Reuters

'I'm Not A Spy': Edward Snowden Denies 'Absurd' Theory That He Is Working With The Russians To Leak U.S Intelligence Documents -- Daily Mail

* Snowden has been accused of working with the Russians to leak U.S. data
* In the past, he has also been accused of working with Chinese spies
* He has denied all of the claims, calling them 'absurd' false accustations
* Allegations come after Snowden's lawyer said he was fearing for his life
* Since the leaks, Obama has trimmed powers of U.S. intelligence agencies

Former U.S. government contractor and intelligence leaker Edward Snowden has denied accusations that he worked in collaboration with the Russian government to leak documents about the National Security Agency's surveillance programs, calling the theories 'absurd'.

His denial came after the House Intelligence Committee chair, Rep. Mike Rogers, who is in charge of an ongoing investigations into Snowden's relationship with Russia, said: 'I believe there's a reason he ended up in their hands, the "loving arms" of an FSB (Russian security) agent in Moscow. I don't think that's a coincidence.'

In response to the allegations, Snowden said: 'I clearly and unambiguously acted alone, with no assistance from anyone, much less a government.

'It won't stick, because it's clearly false, and the American people are smarter than politicians think they are. This Russian spy push is absurd.'

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