just more attempts to make his espionage look righteous. To any American this guy should be obvious, a spy and traitor. If he felt he was doing something good for Americans, he wouldn't have fled to china and Russia, not exactly places where human liberties are practiced.
Then Putin says "he must stop leaking us secrets" to gain asylum. AKA, I know everything he knows, and I don't want anyone else to know.

Guys, he's not a "freedom fighter" he's a self serving spy, and self promoter. He's no different than David dIcke, Jesse Ventura, or the fat man not allowed on GLP.
He don't wanna help you or your rights, he wants to help himself, and gain fame, that's it. He freaked out and saw a way to become an overnight celebrity, and he got a chance to brag about everything he knows, that's it.

Did Snowden ever do a single thing to help out civil rights before he "blew this whistle"? I really doubt it.