Snowden: I never gave any information to Chinese or Russian governments

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58. That

"And as we know, the law is never morally wrong."

...makes no sense. You're holding up immoral, unjust laws as if to imply that the law against leaking classified information is "morally wrong."

It wasn't "morally wrong" in the Plame case, and it still isn't. Leaking classified information is a crime, which in some cases constitutes treason.

Edward Snowden broke the law by releasing classified information. This isn't under debate; it's something everyone with a security clearance knows. It's written in plain English on the documents you have to sign when you get a security clearance, and it's part of the culture. The law is there for a good reason, and secrecy has an important role in military defense.

But before the Justice Department prosecutes Snowden, there are some other investigations that ought to happen.

https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2013/06/prosecuting_sno.html

Jimmy Carter on Snowden: "He's obviously violated the laws of America, for which he's responsible."
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023119933

Whistleblower protections are in place to protect those who reveal government wrongdoing. Snowden chose to forego the channels that would have afforded him such protections, and fleeing the country didn't help his case, and neither did releasing U.S. state secrets to other countries.