No one forced you to leave the US. Speaking the truth is not a crime, but stealing secret govt documents is. No one is “persecuting” you, so stop acting like a victim just because the plan you outlined with your cohorts didn’t go according to your wishes.

Edward Snowden’s self-serving letter on blank paper “To Whom It May Concern”:

Who’s the witness? Doesn’t look like Anatoly Kucherena, his FSB lawyer, but could be.