WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 (UPI) -- White House spokesman Jay Carney said Thursday there is ample evidence to justify the return of Edward Snowden to the United States from Russia.
Snowden, the National Security Agency secrets leaker, was granted temporary asylum in Russia last week. Russia's refusal to extradite him was blamed in part for President Obama's decision to cancel a planned summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Group of 20 meeting next month in Russia.