Snowden Talks Surveillance, Hot Pockets with John Oliver

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 Sundays episode of the HBO satirical news show Last Week Tonight.

Oliver traveled to Russia to secure the interview, and then humorously waited more than an hour for Snowden to arrive. The former NSA contractor has been in exile, living in Russia for nearly two years after his security disclosures.

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.

But theres a difference between understanding whats in the documents and reading whats in the documents, Oliver said.

I recognized the concern, Snowden said.

Oliver specifically mentioned an improperly redacted document included in a New York Times report that contained sensitive information.

That is a problem, Snowden conceded.

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Snowden Talks Surveillance, Hot Pockets with John Oliver