Intelligence Chief: Snowden and 'Accomplices' Should Return 'Stolen' NSA Documents

The head of the U.S. intelligence community publicly asked Edward Snowden and "his accomplices" to return the documents he has "stolen" from the NSA.

James Clapper, the Director of National Intelligence, appeared before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday for the annual hearing on the assessment of worldwide threats to the United States. Despite the hearing not being about Snowden or the NSA, the shadow of the former contractor, who has been leaking countless top secret documents for more than seven months, loomed large.

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"Snowden claims that he's won and that his mission has accomplished," Clapper said during his opening statement. "If that is so, I call on him and his accomplices to facilitate the return of the remaining stolen documents." Read more...

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