By Daily Mail Reporter NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden did a sit down with American mainstream media for the first time last week and a clip is now online. In the interview set to air on Wednesday night, NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams speaks to the former NSA contractor who leaked classified information about the U.S.'s surveillance a year ago. Mr Williams travelled to Moscow, Russia, where Mr Snowden holds temporary asylum since last year, and spent several hours quizzing him. SCROLL FOR VIDEO Back in the limelight: NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden will appear in his first interview with mainstream American TV this week
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Edward Snowden's interview with NBC to air on Wednesday and the first clip has been put online
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Nightly News anchor Brian Williams travelled to Moscow to meet him
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First time Snowden has been interviewed by mainstream American TV
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