If the US govt decides to prosecute Edward Snowden, doesn't that basically confirm every single accusation is true? So far there's been a lot of denials from all parties involved. The govt is in a tough position.
No, they would likely be prosecuting him for taking the documents that he gave to the reporters. I don't see how that would confirm the media's interpretation of those documents some of which appear to be slide decks absent the context of the verbal presentation that probably went with them. From this article it doesn't sound like he thinks anything legally improper is currently going on. His point seems to be that if someone decided to change the law tomorrow and do away with our rights then the technology is in place to implement that very quickly.