"I was in a privileged position, to be quite frank, to have access to all of this information. And I took it for granted, and I didn't question it. And then, at some point, I realized that I couldn't j…"

"I believe that information should be free, and that people have a right to know what their government is doing."

"I'm not going to apologize for being myself."

"I'm not a traitor. I'm not a spy. I'm not a criminal. I'm a whistleblower."

"I'm not a political statement. I'm a person."