NSA Whistleblower: Snowden was Right to Not Go Through Official Channels

"We were a clear indication that official channels didn't work," says William Binney referencing Edward Snowden's decision to publicly leak National Security Agency's (NSA) collection of personal data on American citizens.

Binney, a former intelligence official, left the NSA in 2001 after more than 30 years with the agency. Since resigning, he has gone before Congress and the Department of Defense in an effort to bring accountability to the NSA.

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Produced by Amanda Winkler. Camera by Todd Krainin and Winkler.

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