Snowden is a traitor if he gave Intel to the Chinese. He is also a patriot if he has been truthful about warrantless invasion of personal correspondence between Americans. Surprisingly the two are not mutually exclusive here. But Sarah is right Snow den is not the issue. If you have a boot on your neck does it really matter if the boot is the left or right one?
A Benedict Arnold type, I’d say. He did good but then went to the dark side.