Obama says U.S. will follow 'legal channels' regarding Snowden
- 11 years ago
President Obama weighed in on reports that Moscow might allow Edward Snowden to leave Russia.
SOUNDBITE: U.S. President Barack Obama saying:
"What we know is that we are following all the appropriate, legal, channels, and working with various other countries to make sure that rule of law is observed. And, beyond that, I would refer you to the Justice Department that has been actively involved in the case.
The whereabouts of the man who admitted to have revealed top secret details about the U.S.'s surveillance program is testing the strength of U.S. bonds with both China and Russia.
White House Spokesman Jay Carney.
SOUNDBITE: White House Spokesman Jay Carney saying:
"I would note that given our intense cooperation with Russia after the Boston Marathon bombings and our history of working with Russia on law enforcement matters, including returning numerous high level criminals back to Russia at the request of the Russian government, that we do expect
SOUNDBITE: U.S. President Barack Obama saying:
"What we know is that we are following all the appropriate, legal, channels, and working with various other countries to make sure that rule of law is observed. And, beyond that, I would refer you to the Justice Department that has been actively involved in the case.
The whereabouts of the man who admitted to have revealed top secret details about the U.S.'s surveillance program is testing the strength of U.S. bonds with both China and Russia.
White House Spokesman Jay Carney.
SOUNDBITE: White House Spokesman Jay Carney saying:
"I would note that given our intense cooperation with Russia after the Boston Marathon bombings and our history of working with Russia on law enforcement matters, including returning numerous high level criminals back to Russia at the request of the Russian government, that we do expect