Rep. Rogers: Edward Snowden Indirectly Responsible for Russia’s Crimea Invasion

GREGORY Is a red ░░░░░░░░ for the United States ░░░░░░░░ your judgment our NATO ░░░░░░░░ particularly the Baltics if ░░░░░░░░ should cross that line ░░░░░░░░ Well I think we ░░░░░░░░ to act before that ░░░░░░░░ think it s too ░░░░░░░░ If he crosses into ░░░░░░░░ Baltics with military units ░░░░░░░░ is more than troubling ░░░░░░░░ means that the country ░░░░░░░░ Georgia is likely to ░░░░░░░░ been more further invaded ░░░░░░░░ it already is It ░░░░░░░░ that he s taken ░░░░░░░░ in the Ukraine the ░░░░░░░░ and eastern portions of ░░░░░░░░ before I think he ░░░░░░░░ do the Baltics So ░░░░░░░░ it gets to the ░░░░░░░░ we have allowed people ░░░░░░░░ want to be free ░░░░░░░░ want to be independent ░░░░░░░░ want to have self ░░░░░░░░ and we ve turned ░░░░░░░░ back and walked away ░░░░░░░░ them The world did ░░░░░░░░ once and it was ░░░░░░░░ major catastrophe GREGORY I ░░░░░░░░ to touch on a ░░░░░░░░ of other areas quickly ░░░░░░░░ the issue of the ░░░░░░░░ S A surveillance and ░░░░░░░░ Snowden when you were ░░░░░░░░ on this program Chairman ░░░░░░░░ were very pointed suggesting ░░░░░░░░ he may have had ░░░░░░░░ from the Russians that ░░░░░░░░ Snowden may have been ░░░░░░░░ Russian spy may be ░░░░░░░░ Russian spy He s ░░░░░░░░ that absurd No new ░░░░░░░░ have come to light ░░░░░░░░ this Were you irresponsible ░░░░░░░░ making such a charge ░░░░░░░░ having specific evidence to ░░░░░░░░ it up To just ░░░░░░░░ of float that out ░░░░░░░░ Rogers Well first of ░░░░░░░░ I see all the ░░░░░░░░ and all the evidence ░░░░░░░░ everything from his activities ░░░░░░░░ up to this event ░░░░░░░░ very suspicious activity during ░░░░░░░░ event And so when ░░░░░░░░ talk to the folks ░░░░░░░░ are doing the investigation ░░░░░░░░ cannot rule it out ░░░░░░░░ here s what we ░░░░░░░░ David We know today ░░░░░░░░ counterintelligence official in the ░░░░░░░░ States does not believe ░░░░░░░░ Mr Snowden the N ░░░░░░░░ A contractor is not ░░░░░░░░ the influence of Russian ░░░░░░░░ services We believe he ░░░░░░░░ I certainly believe he ░░░░░░░░ today So now we ░░░░░░░░ agree that he s ░░░░░░░░ the influence of Russian ░░░░░░░░ services today For the ░░░░░░░░ they need to figure ░░░░░░░░ well when did that ░░░░░░░░ start And was he ░░░░░░░░ in cooperating earlier than ░░░░░░░░ timeline would suggest So ░░░░░░░░ re talking to a ░░░░░░░░ who stole information who ░░░░░░░░ now in the arms ░░░░░░░░ intelligence services saying Well ░░░░░░░░ whatever you guys say ░░░░░░░░ absurd Only I can ░░░░░░░░ the truth That s ░░░░░░░░ on its face I ░░░░░░░░ believe there s more ░░░░░░░░ this story He is ░░░░░░░░ the influence of Russian ░░░░░░░░ officials today He is ░░░░░░░░ supporting in an odd ░░░░░░░░ this very activity of ░░░░░░░░ brutality and expansionism of ░░░░░░░░ He needs to understand ░░░░░░░░ And I think Americans ░░░░░░░░ to understand that We ░░░░░░░░ to put it in ░░░░░░░░ context GREGORY But what ░░░░░░░░ the evidence that he ░░░░░░░░ under that influence As ░░░░░░░░ has pointed out why ░░░░░░░░ to Hong Kong When ░░░░░░░░ originally got to Russia ░░░░░░░░ was stranded in the ░░░░░░░░ That s no way ░░░░░░░░ treat a spy he ░░░░░░░░ pointed out So you ░░░░░░░░ arguing a lot but ░░░░░░░░ s the evidence to ░░░░░░░░ that he s actually ░░░░░░░░ the influence of a ░░░░░░░░ intelligence agency Rogers Well ░░░░░░░░ today we believe he ░░░░░░░░ under the influence and ░░░░░░░░ counterintelligence official believes that ░░░░░░░░ won t find one ░░░░░░░░ doesn t believe today ░░░░░░░░ s under the influence ░░░░░░░░ Russian intelligence services That ░░░░░░░░ can all agree on ░░░░░░░░ s when did that ░░░░░░░░ that there is I ░░░░░░░░ there is really good ░░░░░░░░ In this case as ░░░░░░░░ more we look into ░░░░░░░░ I think the more ░░░░░░░░ re going to find ░░░░░░░░ that date gets further ░░░░░░░░ further away from his ░░░░░░░░ Matter of fact I ░░░░░░░░ t believe the story ░░░░░░░░ tells about both the ░░░░░░░░ or his activities in ░░░░░░░░ Kong are accurate It ░░░░░░░░ gets more complicated and ░░░░░░░░ I said he s ░░░░░░░░ in Moscow under the ░░░░░░░░ of intelligence services for ░░░░░░░░ country that is expanding ░░░░░░░░ borders today using military ░░░░░░░░ I think there s ░░░░░░░░ lot more questions that ░░░░░░░░ to be answered here.”