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On the recordJune 9, 2013
He knows where our intelligence assets are, who our intelligence agents are around the world, and the fact that he has allowed our enemy to know what our sources and methods are is extremely, extremely dangerous. I believe he should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. I consider him right now to be a defector.
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Peter King
Republican · New York

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Peter King condemns Edward Snowden for leaking intelligence information, calling him a defector and advocating for his prosecution.

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