"I just felt like I had this information that was so important, and it was just sitting there, and I was just like, I have to do something with this."

"The government's argument that I endangered national security is a fabrication."

"I am responsible for my actions. I understood what I was doing when I did it."

"I want people to understand that there are consequences to our actions and that we need to be held accountable for them."

"I'm not going to let anyone define my future. I'm going to create my own."