The US government suspects a new leaker has emerged after Snowden

US government officials have revealed to CNN that they’re operating under the assumption that a new whistleblower has started leaking national security documents, following in the footsteps of Edward Snowden. The metaphorical smoking gun, in this case, is The Intercept’s report on a US database of terrorist suspects. Since documents from that report are dated after Snowden left the US, it’s reasonable to assume that a new leaker is involved. The government has had a tough time figuring out which documents Snowden took with him, so adding another source to the mix should keep officials busy. Hopefully, they’ll be too...

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