If you think that Snowden ought to have gone through channels, consider this.

[NanceGreggs]

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... but whatever floats your boat.

Snowden consistently denied that he had ever raised his concerns to his superiors, on the basis that he felt it would be futile to do so.

He then changed his story, and insisted that he had sent emails to NSA superiors raising his concerns.

He stressed the "yes, I sent emails" story during his interview with Brian Williams. I believe it was a calculated move on his part. He now wants to be seen as the poor guy who repeatedly attempted to raise red flags with his superiors, but was ignored - leading to what he saw as his only other alternative, stealing the documents and absconding with them. THAT version of events plays much better than just taking the documents and running.

Cool story, bro. So where are the emails? When he allegedly gave up all hope that his concerns would be addressed, why didn't he make secure copies of those emails in order to prove that he'd attempted to go through proper channels?

Surely Mr. Smartest-Guy-in-the-Room foresaw that those emails would show him to be a concerned citizen trying to do the right thing. And yet he didn't bother to secure them.

And why did he initially deny that he had sent those emails, if indeed he had? What purpose could that denial have served?

But, as I have been told by several Snowden fans already, it doesn't matter if he lies - he's still their hero, and his credibility should never be questioned.