Title: Whistleblower Edward Snowden on Trump, Obama & How He Ended Up in Russia to Avoid U.S. Extradition
Speaker: Edward Snowden
Publisher: Democracy Now!
Publication date: September 30, 2019
URL: https://www.democracynow.org/2019/9/30/how_edward_snowden_avoided_extradition_to
Retrieved: October 8, 2026
Format: Short attributed transcript extract, not a complete transcript or video copy.

Locator: Snowden's account of being intercepted in Moscow, after discussing his intelligence training and preparations for government interference with travel. No video timecode is supplied.

Edward Snowden:
"But I get intercepted nonetheless, which I anticipated would likely be the case."

Context: This statement concerns anticipated interception. It does not establish advance knowledge of the date or effective time of passport revocation.