The Justice Department said Snowden published his memoir, Permanent Record, without submitting it to intelligence agencies for review, adding that speeches given by Snowden also violated non-disclosure agreements.The US is seeking all proceeds earned by Snowden for the book, the Justice Department said. The lawsuit also names the"corporate entities" behind the book's publication as nominal defendants.
"This book contains no government secrets that have not been previously published by respected news organisations," he said in a statement, adding that Snowden would have submitted it for review if he thought the government would review it in good faith. Snowden has lived in Russia since he revealed details of US intelligence agencies' secret surveillance programs.
Speaking by video link at an event in Berlin to promote the book, Snowden said that while he had signed a non-disclosure agreement to maintain secrecy, he had also sworn an oath to uphold the US Constitution.
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