New York Times editor Jill Abramson confirmed this weekend that UK officials had tried to convince her to hand over secret documents, which had been leaked by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, after they found out the Times was working with the Guardian newspaper to sift through the materials. Abramson told the Guardian she was approached by the
UK Tried To Obtain NSA Documents From New York Times
New York Times editor claims U.K. officials tried obtaining NSA related documents from the publication.