LIVE! US intel leaker Snowden leaves Moscow airport, Russia grants 1-yr asylum

August 01, 2013 17:55

So, NSA Leaker Edward Snowden, finally gets to leave Sheremetyevo Airport. He has been granted asylum in Russia for one year, his lawyer says. Snowden had feared that he wouldn't be granted a fair trial if he returned to the United States.

President Obama had said that while he is concerned about Edward Snowden and wants to bring the NSA leaker back to America, he's not interested in "wheeling and dealing and trading" to get him extradited.

The president also said he wouldn't be "scrambling military jets to go after a 29-year-old hacker." Snowden turned 30 in June.

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