I miss my country, admits Snowden in interview with John Oliver

April 06, 2015 19:09

John Oliver grilled NSA leaker Edward Snowden about surveillance tactics and national security -- and also asked him about lighthearted topics -- in an interview that aired on yestrday's episode of the HBO satirical news show "Last Week Tonight.'

Oliver traveled to Russia for the interview, abcnews.go.com.

During the segment, Oliver asked Snowden how many of the documents he actually read from classified information he leaked to the media.

Ive evaluated all of the documents that are in the archive, Snowden said.

Youve read every single one? Oliver said.

Well, I do understand what I turned over, Snowden replied.

Snowden admitted that he misses America. My country is something that travels with me, he said. You know, its not just a geography

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