Before revealing that the National Security Agency had been spying on people and violated their right to privacy, Edward Snowden apparently made time to look for any evidence of aliens in the government files he had access to. Unfortunately, he uncovered nothing.
The whistleblower and former NSA contractor was a guest on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast yesterday. The 36-year-old obliged to an interview of more than two hours, in which he discussed a wide range of topics, including one that the host is really big on.
At around the 30:55 mark of the interview, the whistleblower revealed that he searched for evidence of chemtrails and aliens but ended up with nothing. It seems Snowden did expect to uncover something but was left disappointed despite having "ridiculous access to the networks of the NSA, CIA, military, all these groups."
He added that if the government is indeed trying to hide all traces of alien life, they're doing a great job of keeping it hidden.
"If it's hidden, and it could be hidden, it's hidden really damn well especially for people on the inside," Snowden said.
What's interesting is that the former NSA contractor did not dismiss the idea that the government has information pertaining to life outside Earth. It's just that he couldn't find anything about it on the networks he can freely access at the time.
Guests of the podcast in the past have also conversed with Rogan about aliens, one of them being Bernie Sanders. In an August episode, Sanders claimed he will help investigate Area 51 to reveal if aliens have been kept there.
In 2013, Snowden leaked thousands of documents to journalists pertaining to classified global and domestic mass surveillance programs. His actions led to the discovery that the government can freely access user accounts, including Verizon and Google. Because of the incident, the US government and the involved agencies received heavy criticism for spying.
Snowden told Rogan that the US intelligence community could have stopped the 9/11 attacks but failed to do so due to territoriality between agencies and improper handling of information. After the attacks in New York, the American intelligence community reassured people that oversight had been reduced and they have expanded their capabilities, which he called "bull--it."
Snowden has been living in Russia since 2013. His book, "Permanent Record," was published on Sept. 17, but was faced with a civil lawsuit by the Department of Justice the same day.
