A majority of Americans support Edward Snowden’s decision to leak classified information on the National Security Agency’s surveillance programs but a roughly equal share believe the 29-year-old former government contractor should be prosecuted for his actions, according to a new poll released Thursday.
The latest poll from TIME found that 54 percent of Americans say Snowden did a “good thing” when he leaked the top secret information, compared with 30 percent who believe otherwise.
But the same poll showed that 53 percent believe Snowden should be prosecuted for the leak, while just 28 percent disagree.
