While I wouldn't put something like that past them, I don't think that's the case here unless it's part of a much larger conspiracy where Snowden is deliberatel

While I wouldn't put something like that past them, I don't think that's the case here unless it's part of a much larger conspiracy where Snowden is deliberately leaking misinformation on behalf of the NSA. Because the evidence behind this revelation is a DoJ document signed by the Attorney General authorizing exceptions to the ban on collecting U.S. data, and it was given to The Guardian by Snowden.