With Americans still skeptical about the National Security Agency’s phone record monitoring, House Speaker John Boehner  spoke with ABC News  to call the whistleblower a “traitor.” The most powerful Republican in Washington had an exclusive interview Tuesday (June 11) where he was pressed about the IRS scandal, immigration reform, and Edward Snowden and the Verizon Wireless phone records being leaked.

Boehner had some tough words saying that Snowden’s, who leaked the report, categorizing his actions as a “giant violation of the law.”  He also believes that Snowden’s reveal of the national security information puts American’s at risk. “He’s a traitor. The president outlined last week that these are important national security programs to help keep Americans safe and give us tools to help fight the terrorist threat we face,” Boehner said.