According to Snowden he didn't even have access to the information and was travelling via Russia to a southern american country when the US mistakenly pulled hi

According to Snowden he didn't even have access to the information and was travelling via Russia to a southern american country when the US mistakenly pulled his passport (their original plan was to let him leave Russia and then force his aircraft to land over a friendly nation, but disorganisation cause the passport to get pulled too soon leaving him stranded in Russia). To be honest I don't find your speculation particularly in line with the facts that we know. And it is definitely the least generous speculation you could make (i.e. makes Snowden look as bad as possible).