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Richard Cheney: I think he's a traitor. I think he has committed crimes, in fact, by violating agreements given the position he had.…

On the recordJune 16, 2013
I think he's a traitor. I think he has committed crimes, in fact, by violating agreements given the position he had. Well, I'm deeply suspicious, obviously, because he went to China. That's not a place where you ordinarily want to go if you're interested in freedom, liberty and so forth. So it raises questions whether or not he had that kind of connection before he did this.

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Cheney expresses his belief that Edward Snowden is a traitor for leaking information and questions his motives for fleeing to China.

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