Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20140419:17:37:00
And years, well after the dissolution of the soviet union, the surveillance and extent of surveillance in russia continues to be quite extreme. so, i mean, he -- his answers were a bit evasive and i think most experts would be -- would say almost wholly untruthful. >> okay. in that guardian column, snowden argued he has no sworn allegiance to russia. the quote being, i regret my question could be misinterpreted. in order to speculate about my motives for asking it. then he also wrote he want to t the, wanted to catch president putin in a lie. >> maybe it was a naive question. maybe it was naiv...