The Booz Allen Hamilton contractor who allegedly took classified information from the National Security Agency may just be a “weirdo,” current and former agency officials say, rather than a whistleblower or spy.

“It’s not a repeat of Snowden, but it is another insider,” former NSA Deputy Director Chris Inglis said in an interview with ABC News. “It could be quite harmful, but [so far] it’s not as malicious or nefarious.”

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